Mesnie Hellequin
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Mesnie Hellequin is a legendary spectral procession from medieval French folklore, often depicted as a ghostly or demonic hunting host that roams the night skies.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folkloric motif
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legendary spectral procession ⓘ supernatural hunting host ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hellequin’s Hunt
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Mesnée Hellequin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Wild Hunt
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afterlife ⓘ night sky ⓘ the dead ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| culture | medieval French folklore ⓘ |
| depicts |
howling hounds
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riding hunters ⓘ roaming host of spirits ⓘ |
| documentedIn | medieval French literary texts ⓘ |
| etymologyContains |
Hellequin (demonic or trickster figure)
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mesnie (household, retinue) ⓘ |
| features |
leader figure named Hellequin
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retinue of spirits ⓘ supernatural horses ⓘ supernatural hounds ⓘ |
| functionInFolklore |
explanation for strange nocturnal noises
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moral exemplum ⓘ |
| genre |
folklore
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legend ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
demonic
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ghostly ⓘ nocturnal ⓘ processional ⓘ spectral ⓘ |
| influenced | later Wild Hunt traditions in Western Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Old French ⓘ |
| medium | oral tradition ⓘ |
| motifType |
demonic hunt
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procession of the dead ⓘ |
| movement |
passes over roads and fields at night
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rides across the sky ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
omen of misfortune
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warning against sin ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | sign of divine or infernal judgment ⓘ |
| region |
Normandy
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northern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
cavalcade of the dead
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noisy host ⓘ procession of souls ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianized medieval Europe ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| typicalTimeOfAppearance |
night
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stormy weather ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wild Hunt