Leader of the Wild Hunt

Motif

Leader of the Wild Hunt.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Ghosts and revenants – miscellaneous. · Phantom hosts. · view the constellation · filed as E501.1

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general *Rühlemann passim.

Within the index

Filed under The Wild Hunt. (Cf. F282.) (Die Wilde Jagd, Das Wütende Heer, Odinsjæger, Chasse Fantastique.) A ghostly hunter and his rout continue the chase.

8 finer motifs beneath it

King as wild huntsman. (Cf. E501.1.7.)Nobleman as wild huntsman Rich man as wild huntsman Forester as wild huntsman Freemason as wild huntsman Saint as leader of wild hunt Historic or romantic hero as leader of wild hunt Woman as leader of wild hunt. Favorites are Herodias, Diana, Frau Holle

Filed beside it

Participants in wild hunt Wild huntsmen wander because of sin Animals follow wild huntsman Object of wild hunt's pursuit Ghostly warner of wild hunt's approach Personal appearance of wild huntsmen Clothing of wild huntsmen Wild huntsmen invisible Objects as part of wild hunt Time of appearance of wild hunt Place of appearance of wild hunt Phenomena at appearance of wild hunt Course of wild hunt Behavior of wild huntsmen Phenomena at disappearance of wild hunt Evading or combating the wild hunt

Travels with

Witch invisible. (Cf. A11, D1980, E421.1, G303.6.2.1, F235.1, E501.1.)

wander