For whom it might concern: I wrote a guest article on the Wild Hunt in Central European folklore - one that tries to be a bit more nuanced than “The Wild Huntsman is really Odin in disguise!”.
EDIT: Gah, I thought I had included a link! It should be fixed now.
Fantastic work.
Always good to highlight the enormous diversity that exists within wild hunt/spirit procession traditions.
Edit: I also appreciate that you still recognise Odin as an inspiration for some wild hunt traditions. I feel like many writers react to the focus on Odin by denying that he appears at all.
There are a number of tales - Wild Hunt or otherwise - where there is an explicit mention of a “Wode”. I don’t think linking that to Wodan/Odin is too much of a stretch.
Still, the connections to Hulda are far more numerous, which I find fascinating. I mean, in modern discussions you almost never hear of the Wild Hunt being led by a woman, yet I have encountered quite a few such tales.
Aren’t you giving us at least a wild hint of what else it covers?
Sorry, I accidentally deleted the link to the article. You should be able to check it out now!
It was just a friendly jab at the typo in your title.
Curse this mobile interface!
Amen
Is there a link to your article? 🙃
Sorry, I messed up the link. It should be fixed now.
