Hey I was reading the kinktober stuff and I was wondering if you could help me understand the fae stuff? Like what the hunt is? I tried to Google it but I got confused haha 😅 if it's not too much trouble can you help explain it to me? Thank you!
Oh boi…To be honest, I don’t know much about this either.
The Wild Hunt has many variations depending on the region (Scandinavia, Germany, Ireland, England etc) , so I see why you are a bit confused.
I can only give a brief description:The Wild Hunt is a folk myth of a ghostly leader and his group of hunters and hounds flying through the cold night sky, accompanied by the sounds of the howling wind. The hunters may be either elves or fairies or the dead.
You shouldn’t look at The Wild Hunt. Seeing the Wild Hunt was thought to presage some catastrophe.
In some versions of the myth, those who meet the gaze of the Wild Hunter will die on the spot, in some -you will be torn apart by dogs, or you will turns into a driven animal, until the dogs catch up with you. People encountering the Hunt might also be abducted to the underworld or the fairy kingdom.I like the legend of “Herne The Hunter” and “King Herla”
(if there are experts here, you’re welcome to correct me).
You are right across the board. I’d also include the Erlking too, but up to you. There is one piece of context that might not be clear: I’ve been basically dodging around writing a long sexy Wild Hunt-style story for at this point literally years. I have had the concept ready in like my last four fandoms and I still haven’t done it. So this is like round seven of me hinting at the story while once again not writing it.