wilder Jäger
nature_spirit forest German folklore single tradition · 1
The wild huntsman of German folklore who chases moss women and wood ladies in the afternoon and at night. In Thuringia, he pursues the Moosweibchen who can only find safety on tree stumps marked with three crosses. He represents the widespread Germanic tradition of the Wild Hunt.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Holzhetzer, Holzfräulein, Rüttelweiber, Nachtjäger
- enemy of
- Moosweibchen
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“a Moosweibchen "little moss woman") is safe from the wild huntsman (German wilder Jäger) chasing her kind in the afternoon and at night”
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