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Krampus: The Goat Knows What You Did

Ancient History Fangirl

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The Wild Hunt in Norse Mythology

The wild hunt is a spectral hunting party that streaks across the skies or stalks the earth during the winter months. It was frequently linked in norse mythology with the aurora borealis, but it's also a celtic phenomenon slightly different. If you get caught outside at night during the wild hunt, it's possible that you would be taken up into it, perpetually forced to re enact the hunt for eternity. This fear was probably linked to the dangers of being caught outside atnight during the long, cold scandinavian winters.

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