Dame Hulde
deity single tradition · 1
Dame Hulde is a figure with a snout who goes about to gainstay God and give him the lie. She is described as hanging her old ragfair about her, the straw-harness, and scraping it featly on her fiddle.
When
- First attested
- 1500 CE
- Attested period
- 1500 – 1500
- Historical notes
- Mentioned by M. Luther in 1522.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Hecate, Diana, Perchta, Hulda, Bertha, Abundia, Richella, Herodias, Signora Oriente, Arada, Artio, the Matres of Engyon, the Matronae, Epona, Frau Hulda, Werra, Artemis (Diana)
Mentioned by
- Hecate
- Diana
- Perchta
- Hulda
- Bertha
- Abundia
- Richella
- Herodias
- Signora Oriente
- Arada
- Artio
- the Matres of Engyon
- the Matronae
- Epona
- Frau Hulda
- Werra
and 1 more
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Here cometh up Dame Hulde with the snout, to wit, nature, and goeth about to gainstay her God and give him the lie, hangeth her old ragfair about her, the straw-harness; then falls to work and scrapes it featly on her fiddle. — M. Luther (1522)”
#6390 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001