Wild Hunt
noun
(in northern European legend) a phantom hunt, conducted either in the sky or in forests.
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How to use Wild Hunt in a sentence
Bowker, p. 73, relates a story embodying a similar episode, but apparently connected with Wild Hunt legends.
The Science of Fairy Tales | Edwin Sidney HartlandThe clamour of that Wild Hunt died away, and we breathed more freely.
A Sea Queen's Sailing | Charles WhistlerA day more was spent in a Wild Hunt among the bergs, and the party returned to the brig.
North-Pole Voyages | Zachariah Atwell MudgeFinally, later popular belief often placed Woden at the head of the Wild Hunt or ghostly army.
The Heroic Age | H. Munro ChadwickBut the others freshened up at being so harried, and the kind of Wild Hunt continued hotter than ever.
The Red River Half-Breed | Gustave Aimard
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