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Phantom Armies of the Night elder Futhark In the hundreds of confessionsThe Wild Hunt and the Ghostly Processions of the Undead. 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