Wild Hunt

Summary

Wild Hunt is a narrative motif^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of narrative_motif entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,202 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wild Hunt's instance of is recorded as narrative motif^[3].
• Wild Hunt's instance of is recorded as folklore motif^[4].
• Wild Hunt's depicts is recorded as death^[5].
• Wild Hunt's depicts is recorded as dead human^[6].
• Wild Hunt is part of European folklore^[7].
• Wild Hunt's Commons category is recorded as Wild Hunt^[8].
• Wild Hunt's catalog code is recorded as E501.^[9].
• Wild Hunt's facet of is recorded as phantom hosts^[10].
• Wild Hunt's described by source is recorded as Motif-Index of Folk-Literature^[11].
• Wild Hunt's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana^[12].
• Wild Hunt's described by source is recorded as Bidrag til en Ordbog over Jyske Almuesmål^[13].
• Wild Hunt's different from is recorded as Wilde Jagd^[14].
• Wild Hunt's different from is recorded as Cosmic Hunt^[15].
• Wild Hunt's indigenous to is recorded as Irish people^[16].
• Wild Hunt's indigenous to is recorded as Lithuanians^[17].
• Wild Hunt's indigenous to is recorded as Norwegians^[18].
• Wild Hunt's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Narration^[19].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include narrative motif^[3] and folklore motif^[4].

Use and Application

Wild Hunt is part of European folklore^[7].

Why It Matters

Wild Hunt ranks in the top 10% of narrative_motif entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,202 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]