Phantom Armies of the Night: The Wild Hunt & the Ghostly Processions of the Undead.

This book is a look at the many aspects and historical progression of the Wild Hunt phenomena and its influence in pagan and early Christian Europe. Fueling local lore across the continent, the Wild Hunt was documented in many placed: the sound of troops ringing out through long winter nights. People outside in fields or the woods claimed to see processions of devilish figures, macabre women, soldiers, and knights — many covered in blood and some carrying severed heads. This phenomena dates thousands of years before the arrival of Christianity and was one of the traditions employed and explained by the church to promote conversion — explaining it as a procession of sinners, promoting proselytism through fear. The author further explains the history and the many variations of the myth, explaining how it formed an integral part of the pagan worldviews of the time, and how it’s inspired many writers and artists throughout the ages.

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