Herlaþing
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Herlaþing is an alternative name for the Wild Hunt, a spectral procession of ghostly riders from European folklore often associated with omens and the supernatural.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folklore motif
ⓘ
mythological phenomenon ⓘ supernatural procession ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | Wild Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
howling winds
ⓘ
nocturnal sky ⓘ omens ⓘ the supernatural ⓘ thunder ⓘ |
| connectedTo | King Herla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
European mythology
ⓘ
mythological processions ⓘ supernatural legends ⓘ |
| hasComponent | ghostly riders ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin |
European folklore
ⓘ
Germanic folklore ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
folk belief
ⓘ
legend ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
chase of the damned
ⓘ
escort of the dead ⓘ procession of souls ⓘ |
| hasLanguageForm | Old English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
a god or legendary king
ⓘ
a supernatural huntsman ⓘ |
| hasMedium | oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasNature | spectral procession ⓘ |
| hasRegion | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
afterlife
ⓘ
death ⓘ divine or demonic hunt ⓘ otherworld journey ⓘ |
| influenced |
Romantic-era representations of spectral hunts
ⓘ
later literary depictions of the Wild Hunt ⓘ |
| occursAtTime |
liminal times
ⓘ
midwinter ⓘ stormy nights ⓘ the Twelve Days of Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
omen of disaster
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portent of death ⓘ portent of plague ⓘ portent of war ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Odin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wodan NERFINISHED ⓘ fairy raid ⓘ procession of the dead ⓘ |
| relatedMotif |
cavalcade of the dead
ⓘ
night-riding spirits ⓘ noisy dead ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wild Hunt