Hulda
deity earth Germanic folklore single tradition · 3
Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #478 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1000 CE
- Attested period
- 800 – 1600
- Historical notes
- Mentioned as early as the 11th century as the leader of women and female nocturnal spirits.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Frau Hulda, Werra, Dame Hulde, Heimchen, Moosleute, Holzleute, Moosfräulein
- syncretized with
- Hecate, Diana, Perchta, Bertha, Abundia, Richella, Herodias, Signora Oriente, Arada, Artio, the Matres of Engyon, the Matronae, Epona, Buschgroßmutter, Artemis (Diana), Buschgroßemutter, Spillaholle
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“In Germanic folklore, Hulda, Holda, Holle, and Holla were all names to denote a single being. Hulda is also related to the Germanic figure of Perchta. She dwells at the bottom of a well, rides a wagon, and first taught the craft of making linen from flax.”
#6373 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“She is essentially the same spirit as Hulda or Bertha, the Wild Huntress – to whom local tales ascribe a following of children under the guise of the Heimchen”
#8602 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5