Wildes Heer
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Wildes Heer is an alternative German name for the Wild Hunt, a spectral procession of ghostly riders and hounds from European folklore said to sweep across the sky as an omen of catastrophe or death.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European folklore motif
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legendary procession ⓘ mythological motif ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
German legends
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medieval European folklore collections ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
omens of catastrophe
ⓘ
omens of death ⓘ the dead ⓘ the supernatural ⓘ the underworld ⓘ |
| category |
European myths and legends
ⓘ
German mythology ⓘ mythological processions ⓘ |
| describedAs |
ghostly cavalcade in the sky
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spectral procession of riders and hounds ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Wild Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin |
Central European folklore
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German folklore ⓘ |
| hasElement |
ghostly riders
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howling winds ⓘ spectral hounds ⓘ |
| hasFunctionInFolklore |
omen of death
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omen of plague ⓘ omen of war ⓘ punishment of wrongdoers ⓘ warning against going out at night ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
chase of souls
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noisy aerial procession ⓘ pursuit of the living ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasTypicalSetting |
night sky
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stormy weather ⓘ winter season ⓘ |
| influenced | later Romantic literature depictions of the Wild Hunt ⓘ |
| ledBy |
a god or legendary king (variant-dependent)
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a supernatural huntsman ⓘ |
| partOfTradition | European folklore ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
dangerous to witness
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harbinger of misfortune ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Odin’s Hunt
NERFINISHED
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Wild Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ Wodan’s Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ furious host ⓘ procession of the dead ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOrigin | Middle Ages (attested) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| witnessConsequence |
risk of being swept into the hunt
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risk of illness or death afterward ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wild Hunt