An exploration of the many forms of the ancient myth of the Wild Hunt and its influence in pagan and early Christian Europe

- Recounts the myriad variations of this legend, from the Cursed Huntsman and King Herla to phantom armies and vast processions of sinners and demons

- Explains how this belief was an integral part of the pagan worldview and was thus employed by the church to spread Christian doctrine

- Reveals how the secret societies of medieval Europe reenacted these ghostly processions for soul travel and prophecies of impending death

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