Episode 74 - THE WILD HUNT AND THE WITCHES
The Folklore Podcast
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Origins and Transformations of the Wild Hunt
This chapter delves into the history and interpretations of the wild hunt, exploring its origins in German and Celtic legend, its transformation in Christian Europe, and its connection to witchcraft and the witches Sabbath. It also discusses the construction of a universal German mythology by German folklorist Yuckold Grimm and examines the medieval and early modern evidence of the Wild Hunt's connection to ancient paganism.
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