Halloween Special: The Wild Hunt

Published 2020-10-30
It's a halloween special AND a miscellaneous myth! Who could ask for more? Today let's dive into a very spooktacular folkloric motif and get real in the spirit of the season!

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All Comments (21)
  • Wind: Blows at night Ancient People: "Must be that demon tornado again"
  • @helix9445
    the feminine urge to lead an army of ghosts on a dark hunt and give gold to people who give you respect
  • @susieboo22
    Jacob Grimm, standing in front of 3 boards covered in photos, ripped out pages, thumbtacks and thread: "IT'S ODIN! IT'S ALWAYS JUST ODIN! ODIN, ALL THE WAY DOWN-" Wilhelm Grimm who just wanted to talk about Cinderella: "Go to bed, Jake."
  • @NxTTxT
    the domino effect we have from "Odin going on a nightly ride for a wild hunt" to "Harley Quinn is basically a version of Odin" is genuinely something mind blowing to me about this video
  • "But not every hunt leader is Odin." Ad: ASSASSINS CREED VALHALLA "Ok maybe every hunt leader IS Odin"
  • @NerdishGeekish
    I swear, "That mysterious and elusive figure? Yeah, that's probably secretly Odin." Is the norse version of "That handsome and kinda magic young man? Yeah, that's probably Zeus's bastard child."
  • ah yes the pinnacle of femininity: Charging across the Winters night sky at the head of an army of pagan ghosts bringing snow and gold to the worthy.
  • @Thiccremoch162
    The idea of an old pantheon being usurped but still surviving in a creepy and “alien” form gives me a cool idea for a dnd campaign
  • "There's ghosts in the sky!" "It's 3 AM, please go to sleep." "Ghosts!" Deep sigh. "Yes, there are sky ghosts, and if you don't pay respects to them by ignoring them and going back to bed you'll dead before sunrise."
  • @moonchild4648
    8:03 "she leaves phantom dogs on the houses of people who don't lock up properly" I just like to imagine that she sees the house is unprotected and leaves a dog to guard it.
  • @blakea3323
    The idea of old gods taking souls that the Christian god won’t is absolutely awesome, great for any story!
  • Random guy: Hey bro what do you want to eat? Ghosts: The souls of the innocent Hunt leader: A bagel Ghosts: NO Hunt leader: Two bagels
  • Fun fact: It was considered terrible luck to call a horse white in ancient times, so they were often characterized as grey.
  • "We have an E221, I repeat E221, a dead wife haunting her husband on the second marriage, over-" Gold. Just gold.
  • @atomicbuttocks
    Me: *howls on a windy night* Odin: meats back on the menu bois
  • @MegaDK47
    Literally every single European culture ever: "Scary ghost army probably lead by Odin Oooooooo~" The Welsh: "Doggos!"
  • @Pengalen
    The leader of the wild hunt being a woman does not prevent it from being Odin.
  • @imtid471
    Folktale Cop: I got an LL6 i repeat I have an LL6 Cruel step mother and step sister Bullying they're poor sister Folktale dispatch: Roger Roger sending a mysterious old lady to give bullied sister blessing
  • @kre8or465
    even if the dog is a bad omen, I would still give them all the hugs and treats, because its not their fault, they are good doggos