Honestly, in northwestern Spain and Portugal we have a very similar myth to the Wild Hunt, but also very distinct. The Santa Compaña. (Or Holy Company) They are a processions of the deceased in white garbs. Whose job, sometimes, is to go around villages to collect the souls of the recently deceased to travel with them. In which case, if you cross pathes with them or watch them from your window, you might see the face of a neighbour of yours between them, only for you to learn the next morning that he died during his sleep. But other times, if you are unlucky enough to find them in your way during the night, they will make you carry the cross as head of the procession. In which case, you better pray you find another living person on your path, to whom you can pass the cross in your place. Because if not, before morning arrives, they will take you with them to the other side.
We also have Count Arnau in the northeast, a Count so vile and cruel, fond of hunting (and hunting people) that when he died, he became a wraith, and with his pack of ghostly hounds, he patrols the mountains at night, waiting for some unfortunate excursionist who lost track of time during their walk, to unleash his dogs at them. The dude was such an prick in life that he inspired the myth of the Wild Hunt of that region by himsel
That's... actually pretty cool. Unlike the Wild Hunt, who violently pursue the living, the Holy Company are more like reapers simply collecting the dead, not too unlike how POtC's Davy Jones and his crew on the Flying Dutchman were originally charged with ferrying the souls of fallen sailors to the afterlife.
Well the witcher is based heavily around polish folklore and mythology and you can enjoy the game and books and show more if you understand the folklore behind it
“You know that actually sounds like mindflayers in dnd, making a note to explore their mythology as well some day.” Everyone that likes dnd: That was very cash money of you
Also ASOIAF (Game of Thrones) comparison, whetere book or tv version i think that like Tolkiens or Witchers works they to deserve a deeper exploration of the lore
i dont think they have the time to do this based on the humongous scale of Tolkiens world. Like what mythological aspect would they cover?! Also the flood of lotr nerds that stand at the ready to argue every point EC would make....man that would be a tough cookie
@@joey19931226 its true that both ASOIAF and LoRT fans whould start a war in EC comments, but EC dosent have to explore intire lore of this two fantasies, they can just like they did with todays Witcher shorten it a bit
As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name "If you want to save your soul from hell a-riding on our range Then cowboy, change your ways today, or with us you will ride Trying to catch the devil's herd across these endless skies."
4:32 Wait Wait Wait. This is kinda similar to the tale my father told me about the black hunter. The myth goes as follows: The Black Hunter (not the actual name because i name it based on the descriptions given in the tale. Also the tale is from South Borneo, Indonesia. So expect some translation error) will show up in the forest in rainy weather but the sun is still shining. We call it "hujan panas". This weather is believed to be when our world and the other world (alam ghaib in Indonesian) is at the closest and all sorts of demons and ghost and djin will come out. This black hunter is dressed all in black and bringing with him dogs and a blow dart. Just like in the video, it is better you spot him first than otherwise. If you spot him, you better run, go home to your camp and hide inside mosquito net, he can't see you inside, still coming closer tho but to the Hunters eyes, the mosquito net is a thick thorny swamp, he and his dog wouldn't seek further. But, if he spots you first, he will shoot a dart at you with a traditional dayak blowgun. If it hit, you'll be bleeding and he will drink your blood and leave. You aren't dead...yet. You'll be weak and lethargic. And slowly dying a few days later. My father said that my grandpa encounter one, luckily my grandpa see him first. It's a different story but kinda have the same feel.
You know what, when i was trying to learn about The Wild Hunt around the internet, it was hard for to picture it and understand it. Now you guys discussed about this topic which is VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND. Great and amazing job guys👍
Ha, I had the same thought. Poor dude thouth. I feel like he's been demonized in the eyes of many. Sure he might be a grumpy old dude, but I dont think he's the evil jerk most people try to make you believe.
Dear Authors, here 5:38 you are wrong - the Wild Hunt appears in Witcher 3 because its story is based on Andrzej Sapkowski novels - it was not just an artistic decision of CDPR writers as the Wild Hunt is essential in story of Ciri and Geralt that game and books portait.
"You're wrong when you say full metal jacket is a movie deconstructing the horrors of the Vietnam War and the US military in general, because its actually based on a book DUMBASS!"
This is such a wonderful series and this is an especially well thought out episode. I would love to see more of how mythology impacts our entertainment products, not just games but movies, books and music too. Thank you for the beautiful episode!
A long time ago in Wales, Pwyll, prince of Dyfed, met Arawn, lord of Annwn (the Otherworld) while they were both out hunting. There was a small conflict of interest, some temporary throne-swapping, and a grave temptation (Arawn's wife) for Pwyll, but the two ended up fast friends, and the whole story takes up the first branch of the Mabinogion and leads to the other branches-- a much friendlier take on the Wild Hunt.
dune is pretty much one big reference to islam, with layers of ecology, philosophy, and tragedy in between and sparkles of judaism, greek mythology/history, and various eastern mythologies/history/beliefs/practices on top
There is some liberty taken though, but that is also addressed in the books. Mythology goes through the same process as language. It keeps adapting and twisting to fit the circumstances. To such a degree that same stories and references can even end up with an opposite meaning. That is where the power and danger of myths come from. They are maleable. And even if they are handcrafted for some purpose, they have to operate on the level of wild humanity, thus can be a source of scorching firestorm.
This was a magnificent episode! Many new things were learned about the lore of the Witcher.. I will however say one thing. I would never personally worry about the Wild Hunt invading my home, because All-Father Odin and his Riders are always welcome by my fireside.
"Thank you for indulging?" This has been one of the best yet! You hit a patch where jokes got in the way of information, or you were rehashing chewed over subjects, But this is relatively fresh content and done in a professional manner. Well done!
I have been trying to learn more about the wild hunt for years! This is the third exposure to it I've had that really explains anything, and the other two were short stories in modern anthologies, so not necessarily the most reliable sources. Thank you!
The Mythology surrounding the Wild Hunt is so strong that many inmigrants brought it to the continent and is actually the origin of the tales of riders in the sky, as you may know it from the song or the ghost rider comic. Many figures have been said to lead the Wild Hunt, from Satan to King Arthur spirit, Francis Drake, Odin and the Valkyries and if Im not mistaked Mathias Corvinus the Black from Hungary. As a trivia, you may found all of those legends in the Gacha Game FGO where both Francis Drake and Arturia Alter Lancer both uses the Wild Hund as part of their habilities.
This is exactly what I wanted Extra Mythology to be! what I hoped to learn from these series was what real-world myths have inspired the stories of the games I play. the best episode of Extra Mythology, Yet...
Meanwhile, in the not-too-distant future: "Myths are not stories that are untrue, rather they are tales that don't fit neatly into the historical record... In the first age, in the first era, when the shadows first lengthened, ..."
This is a suggestion but I think covering some of the myths and legends from the elder scrolls would be amazing because of their influence on the plot and their real world inspiration
A few weeks ago after realising I love your content (especially History and mythology) I decided to watch Every Single Video of those from you. I love them all and want to say thank you for the great work.
Heeeeey! Wait a minute! This reminds me of Mari Lwyd, the festival with the Horse Skulls on poles and garb that barge into peoples house and dances and stuff, scaring people and taking their food from passing door to door! It’s an age old tradition, and that might be a link to this as well!
0:35 I love how the little girl on the couch is playing with an unplugged controller same thing we used to do to our little annoying siblings who wanted to play lmao
In Switzerland we have a saying if you don't want to take your sandwich with you: "Take it with you and when the dogs come, eat it yourself" 😂 Now it makes sense 🤔
You can't mention the Conjunction of the Spheres and not mention Michael Moorcock. (I'm currently reading the Witcher books, and dude... 30% is traditional fairytales with a sarcastic twist, 20% is Dungeons and Dragons and 40% is straight up Moorcock)
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Loved the episode! And yes please make this mind flayer episode! :)
Hmm, honestly, I felt there were things missing in this video. You mentioned the rumored pack of dogs and the cold storm that the riders bring with them, but didn't really connect it to the Wild Hunt and how the Witcher series explains both these phenomena. Also some more historical backgrounds into this myth itself would've been great. Where did it come from? why was it so persistent? Is it directly correlated to sudden winter storms? Stuff like that.
Is my understanding that cold it has to be with Big Frost in which worlds end in the Witcher universe, the corridors the riders use are cold and they bring that with them whne they crossover..
truly eye opening I hadn't thought the mythology of the witcher could be so verbose but now having learned that it is just makes me want to finally get off my butt and play it
In the Netherlands, versions of the Wild Hunt exists as a force to pick up spirits of humans who died an unnatural death (for instance, dying in battle) and could be summoned by blowing a horn. Another version features Bernhard "Bommen Berend (Bombs Berend)" von Galen, a real 17th century Catholic prince-bishop of Münster who lay siege on Groningen, as commander of the wild hunt.
The Games have lots and lots of awesome Mythology behind them. My favorit Piece of this World is Gaunter o Dimm the literal Devil/God of this World hwo also draws heavily on real world lors and Symbolism. You meet him on Crossroads (like the Devil), he makes faustian Bargains and draws on Myths sourounding Mirrors just to name a few. An Episode about him would be awesome.
I think the folklore and legend around Hellboy is worth a look. It intersects with urban legend, Germanic, Slavic, English, and Irish folklore, with good ole paranormal activity sprinkled in between
"And worst of all... humans."
*GASP!* So man was truly the monster all along!
Fucking karen
I mean if you look at the Witcher yeah XD
This says it was written 23 hours ago... it was posted 3 minutes ago
Walking Dead series in a nutshell
@@RouxAroo666 Just the Witcher and not our world as well?
Honestly, in northwestern Spain and Portugal we have a very similar myth to the Wild Hunt, but also very distinct. The Santa Compaña. (Or Holy Company)
They are a processions of the deceased in white garbs. Whose job, sometimes, is to go around villages to collect the souls of the recently deceased to travel with them. In which case, if you cross pathes with them or watch them from your window, you might see the face of a neighbour of yours between them, only for you to learn the next morning that he died during his sleep.
But other times, if you are unlucky enough to find them in your way during the night, they will make you carry the cross as head of the procession. In which case, you better pray you find another living person on your path, to whom you can pass the cross in your place. Because if not, before morning arrives, they will take you with them to the other side.
Hey bro got this shiny cool cross wanna have it?
We also have Count Arnau in the northeast, a Count so vile and cruel, fond of hunting (and hunting people) that when he died, he became a wraith, and with his pack of ghostly hounds, he patrols the mountains at night, waiting for some unfortunate excursionist who lost track of time during their walk, to unleash his dogs at them. The dude was such an prick in life that he inspired the myth of the Wild Hunt of that region by himsel
The myth came to Brazil and South America too
That's... actually pretty cool. Unlike the Wild Hunt, who violently pursue the living, the Holy Company are more like reapers simply collecting the dead, not too unlike how POtC's Davy Jones and his crew on the Flying Dutchman were originally charged with ferrying the souls of fallen sailors to the afterlife.
1 Day ago? But..but this came out today.
Love the opening, and how you are bringing games and mythology together in this episode
Well the witcher is based heavily around polish folklore and mythology and you can enjoy the game and books and show more if you understand the folklore behind it
Mass effect, baldurs gate 2, warcraft/dota, cod, minecraft, mario kart
“You know that actually sounds like mindflayers in dnd, making a note to explore their mythology as well some day.”
Everyone that likes dnd:
That was very cash money of you
I would love to see the mythological comparisons to Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit explored in a video.
Also ASOIAF (Game of Thrones) comparison, whetere book or tv version i think that like Tolkiens or Witchers works they to deserve a deeper exploration of the lore
i dont think they have the time to do this based on the humongous scale of Tolkiens world. Like what mythological aspect would they cover?! Also the flood of lotr nerds that stand at the ready to argue every point EC would make....man that would be a tough cookie
@@joey19931226 its true that both ASOIAF and LoRT fans whould start a war in EC comments, but EC dosent have to explore intire lore of this two fantasies, they can just like they did with todays Witcher shorten it a bit
NST Kr3w unfortunately people can’t just enjoy others peoples theory’s lol
@@dominikbradvica9406 Maybe the origin of the races? id like that and they havent done anything like it yet
As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name
"If you want to save your soul from hell a-riding on our range
Then cowboy, change your ways today, or with us you will ride
Trying to catch the devil's herd across these endless skies."
Yippie yi oh
, yippie yi yay
Ghost riders in the sky.
4:32 Wait Wait Wait. This is kinda similar to the tale my father told me about the black hunter. The myth goes as follows: The Black Hunter (not the actual name because i name it based on the descriptions given in the tale. Also the tale is from South Borneo, Indonesia. So expect some translation error) will show up in the forest in rainy weather but the sun is still shining. We call it "hujan panas". This weather is believed to be when our world and the other world (alam ghaib in Indonesian) is at the closest and all sorts of demons and ghost and djin will come out. This black hunter is dressed all in black and bringing with him dogs and a blow dart. Just like in the video, it is better you spot him first than otherwise. If you spot him, you better run, go home to your camp and hide inside mosquito net, he can't see you inside, still coming closer tho but to the Hunters eyes, the mosquito net is a thick thorny swamp, he and his dog wouldn't seek further. But, if he spots you first, he will shoot a dart at you with a traditional dayak blowgun. If it hit, you'll be bleeding and he will drink your blood and leave. You aren't dead...yet. You'll be weak and lethargic. And slowly dying a few days later. My father said that my grandpa encounter one, luckily my grandpa see him first.
It's a different story but kinda have the same feel.
wow, just curiosity but does borneo have a important culture around hunting?
@@shabolealquesimi9420 No, not really. More of farming. There's hunting, but mostly rice farming.
Yes. The Wild Hunt is one of the oldest human myths and nearly every culture has its own version of it : )
Sounds like a metaphor for mosquito-borne diseases. Very cool!
@@MissPoplarLeaf hey, another cool story here. Malaria was thought to be some kind of magical illness in South Borneo
You know what, when i was trying to learn about The Wild Hunt around the internet, it was hard for to picture it and understand it. Now you guys discussed about this topic which is VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND. Great and amazing job guys👍
Literally the first thing that pops up when googling Wild Hunt is a link to a Wikipedia article about it alongside a painting...
Wow you just pissed off Andrzej Sapkowski so much by potraying Wild Hunt to be added by CDProjekt Red xD
Yeah, it is like they didn't even research it. Most of Witcher 3 was the invention of CD Red, but not the Wild Hunt and its connection to Ciri.
Ha, I had the same thought.
Poor dude thouth. I feel like he's been demonized in the eyes of many. Sure he might be a grumpy old dude, but I dont think he's the evil jerk most people try to make you believe.
I think he meant added to the game continuity...
@@Sordatos But Wild Hunt is as important to the Witcher saga as Sauron to the Lord of the rings
After the Netflix deals, Sapkowski is basically that gif of Woody Harrelson wiping his tears with stacks of cash in Zombieland. He's gonna be alright.
Dear Authors, here 5:38 you are wrong - the Wild Hunt appears in Witcher 3 because its story is based on Andrzej Sapkowski novels - it was not just an artistic decision of CDPR writers as the Wild Hunt is essential in story of Ciri and Geralt that game and books portait.
Yup, in fact the Wild Hunt was one of the only major plot lines that wasn't tied up at the end of the books.
"You're wrong when you say full metal jacket is a movie deconstructing the horrors of the Vietnam War and the US military in general, because its actually based on a book DUMBASS!"
This is such a wonderful series and this is an especially well thought out episode. I would love to see more of how mythology impacts our entertainment products, not just games but movies, books and music too. Thank you for the beautiful episode!
I love the integration of fictional mythology, it works so well and I like how you related it back to the real world. Definitely do more
0:40 I love how the kid's got a controller that's not plugged in
*tosses multiple coins to my narrator
Jonathan Faber I mean, there’s a whole ton of wireless controllers
A wireless controller wouldn’t have unconnected wirrs
She's a toddler, she probably just thinks she's playing. People do that a lot before a child learns how to play.
That's such a nice little detail 😆
Who is she?
A long time ago in Wales, Pwyll, prince of Dyfed, met Arawn, lord of Annwn (the Otherworld) while they were both out hunting. There was a small conflict of interest, some temporary throne-swapping, and a grave temptation (Arawn's wife) for Pwyll, but the two ended up fast friends, and the whole story takes up the first branch of the Mabinogion and leads to the other branches-- a much friendlier take on the Wild Hunt.
An Extra Mythology episode on Frank Herbert’s Dune would be a must see, given the Islamic influences
really? What kind of Islamic influences? I'm so curious now :)
dune is pretty much one big reference to islam, with layers of ecology, philosophy, and tragedy in between and sparkles of judaism, greek mythology/history, and various eastern mythologies/history/beliefs/practices on top
Shahram Hassan the architecture, the use of Islamic terms like Jihad and Mahdi, the clothing, etc
@@kirk_7632 thanks for the info! You make it sound so fascinating. I've always had dune on my list and I just moved it up to the top
There is some liberty taken though, but that is also addressed in the books. Mythology goes through the same process as language. It keeps adapting and twisting to fit the circumstances. To such a degree that same stories and references can even end up with an opposite meaning. That is where the power and danger of myths come from. They are maleable. And even if they are handcrafted for some purpose, they have to operate on the level of wild humanity, thus can be a source of scorching firestorm.
Toss a coin to your Patreon,
Oh viewers of TH-cam,
Oh viewers of TH-cam...
This was a magnificent episode! Many new things were learned about the lore of the Witcher.. I will however say one thing.
I would never personally worry about the Wild Hunt invading my home, because All-Father Odin and his Riders are always welcome by my fireside.
i like the disenchantment reference at 6:27
It's really nice, the Game is about the Slavic, Celtic and Germanic Mythology!
I absolutely love this - and especially would love to see more of D&D mythology in this! The Aboleths are incredibly interesting, for example
"Thank you for indulging?" This has been one of the best yet! You hit a patch where jokes got in the way of information, or you were rehashing chewed over subjects, But this is relatively fresh content and done in a professional manner. Well done!
I have been trying to learn more about the wild hunt for years! This is the third exposure to it I've had that really explains anything, and the other two were short stories in modern anthologies, so not necessarily the most reliable sources. Thank you!
Games that have mythology are just so good
I heard about the Wild Hunt through the Harry Dresden series. That whole series is awesome.
The Mythology surrounding the Wild Hunt is so strong that many inmigrants brought it to the continent and is actually the origin of the tales of riders in the sky, as you may know it from the song or the ghost rider comic.
Many figures have been said to lead the Wild Hunt, from Satan to King Arthur spirit, Francis Drake, Odin and the Valkyries and if Im not mistaked Mathias Corvinus the Black from Hungary. As a trivia, you may found all of those legends in the Gacha Game FGO where both Francis Drake and Arturia Alter Lancer both uses the Wild Hund as part of their habilities.
I hope Sir Francis Drake leads a hunt against the folks who took down his statue.
This is exactly what I wanted Extra Mythology to be!
what I hoped to learn from these series was what real-world myths have inspired the stories of the games I play.
the best episode of Extra Mythology, Yet...
I've been waiting for this. It finally came ever since you mentioned the wild hunt in your Christmas episode 2 years ago.
THIS! omg this is exactly the kind of videos i love, please please please make more
This has got me really exited. It would be nice if episodes based around the origins of popular media could happen on a more regular basis.
"Hmmm, heck"
You almost had it there
Definitely want to see more Mythology from the Fantasy Genre!
Meanwhile, in the not-too-distant future:
"Myths are not stories that are untrue, rather they are tales that don't fit neatly into the historical record...
In the first age, in the first era, when the shadows first lengthened, ..."
i love this, i love you all, i need more of this, i've already sent this to all my friends pls continue
You guys are amazing, I truly respect the work you guys do, keep up the good work
This is a suggestion but I think covering some of the myths and legends from the elder scrolls would be amazing because of their influence on the plot and their real world inspiration
Holy shit yes! This! Just fleshing out Morrowind could be it's own 5-part-series lol
@@moralombudsman yes yes yes
A few weeks ago after realising I love your content (especially History and mythology) I decided to watch Every Single Video of those from you. I love them all and want to say thank you for the great work.
This is fun! Now I just need to wait for the Mythology, History, and Game combination...
Heeeeey! Wait a minute! This reminds me of Mari Lwyd, the festival with the Horse Skulls on poles and garb that barge into peoples house and dances and stuff, scaring people and taking their food from passing door to door!
It’s an age old tradition, and that might be a link to this as well!
The gaming and mythological aspects of the EC combined into one? Yes please
Yes yes yes. I’m happy you guys have done something like this. I’m always happy to hear mythology from you
0:35 I love how the little girl on the couch is playing with an unplugged controller same thing we used to do to our little annoying siblings who wanted to play lmao
0:35 yes,I also like playing the witcher with a toddler.
Whilst they have an unplugged controler lmao
Please! We need more of this!
When we were kids and didn’t want to go to bed my dad used to scare us with stories of the “Wilde Jagd”. Still gives me goosebumps
In Switzerland we have a saying if you don't want to take your sandwich with you: "Take it with you and when the dogs come, eat it yourself" 😂 Now it makes sense 🤔
Examining the combination of myth with pop culture in movies, books, and video games is a great idea! Thank you for all your hard work! :)
Small addendum, gnomes where also there with the dwarfs before the elves came. They are one of the original races of that world.
You guys never cease to amuse me. What a great idea
Can we PLEASE see more videos like this!? Seeing how pop culture (especially video games) uses myth is so exciting and fun!
We need more of these videos, please I would love to see you guys explore more myths from games and other media
this was great id love to see more of these types of mythology videos
I just looked The Wild Hunt up on Google a few seconds ago and now the first video I seen TH-cam is this one. Crazy.
0:41 i love how the girl on the couch is given a controller to hold while the mother played it with the switch controllers :D
Loved the cat's new look. It's super cute.
So are we gonna unpack the legends of Elric of Melnibone because Witcher sure shoplifted a few ideas
You can't mention the Conjunction of the Spheres and not mention Michael Moorcock.
(I'm currently reading the Witcher books, and dude... 30% is traditional fairytales with a sarcastic twist, 20% is Dungeons and Dragons and 40% is straight up Moorcock)
Loved the episode! And yes please make this mind flayer episode! :)
I would LOVE more videos like this. Plenty of things I've seen in games that I've wondered about the original stories of.
Hmm, honestly, I felt there were things missing in this video. You mentioned the rumored pack of dogs and the cold storm that the riders bring with them, but didn't really connect it to the Wild Hunt and how the Witcher series explains both these phenomena. Also some more historical backgrounds into this myth itself would've been great. Where did it come from? why was it so persistent? Is it directly correlated to sudden winter storms? Stuff like that.
Is my understanding that cold it has to be with Big Frost in which worlds end in the Witcher universe, the corridors the riders use are cold and they bring that with them whne they crossover..
taking people? war? sounds to me like a peter pan story to explain why people stay in battle.
Yeah, they really didn't explore the myths so much as to just give a brief overview.
@@rolfs2165 hence why they said they were trying things differently
I would love to see more videos like this, excellent idea and great starting point
Very cool, would love more of these!
I'd better toss a coin to the witcher to protect me
Never expected this channel to cover this topic, this is amazing ❤️❤️
exploring the lore behind mind-flayers and any real life mythological parallels they have would be pretty cool
Dude it would be Awesome if you all covered mindflayers!!!
This was great hope you make more like this
This channel made me love learning 🤍
This was fun! Thanks for talking about this myth with us!
“You know I hate portals.” -Geralt of Rivia
Absolutely do more of this. Elder scrolls, dragon age, mass effect, and many others have deep lore i would love to see yoy guys talk about!
Oh hell yeah!
I love learning other myths through games!
If you got anymore, I'm all ears
I'd be up for more of game mythology. I love hearing and reading lore in games! Dark Souls seems like an obvious candidate for a video.
A series on Middle-earth and the Silmarillion would be rad, as well!
2:56 as I said before the aen elle were pricks
PLEASE DO MORE STUFF LIKE THIS. SO COOL!!!
Love the combination of games and myth here. I miss a lot of the game content and this is great return to form!
Simply amasing work guys!
heck yeah, more of this kinda stuff would be great!
The myths of a video game -
Extra Credits: Oh yeah, it's all coming together
As Baldur's Gate 3 rises on the horizon, an episode on the mind flayers would be specially welcomed. Pretty please!
Definitely would enjoy more content like this
truly eye opening I hadn't thought the mythology of the witcher could be so verbose but now having learned that it is just makes me want to finally get off my butt and play it
I just finished the witcher show yesterday and a few months ago I finished Witcher 3. This was just perfect to fuel my new fandom.
really looking forward to the Mind Flayer episode... more general dungeons and dragons monsters would be really cool.
Love this! Thanks! The Witcher is one of my all-time favorite series.
this was great, i'd really enjoy if you'd cover more witcher mythology, as it teaches us about real mythology too
This was amazing. More of this, for sure!
Johnny Cash's "Ghost Riders in the Sky" is also a Wild Hunt reference 😄
With cowboys!
@@jlshel42 Everything's better with cowboys.
Also the song is way older than Johnny Cash.
In the Netherlands, versions of the Wild Hunt exists as a force to pick up spirits of humans who died an unnatural death (for instance, dying in battle) and could be summoned by blowing a horn. Another version features Bernhard "Bommen Berend (Bombs Berend)" von Galen, a real 17th century Catholic prince-bishop of Münster who lay siege on Groningen, as commander of the wild hunt.
Absolutely do more of these hybrid videos!
0:17
I like how you substituted "fxxk" with "heck"
Yes! Please do more of these! :)
Love coming back from the dentist and being greeted by Extra Mythology
*Growls as I sink deeper into my copy of Elric of Melniboné*
The Games have lots and lots of awesome Mythology behind them. My favorit Piece of this World is Gaunter o Dimm the literal Devil/God of this World hwo also draws heavily on real world lors and Symbolism. You meet him on Crossroads (like the Devil), he makes faustian Bargains and draws on Myths sourounding Mirrors just to name a few. An Episode about him would be awesome.
He was based on a real Polish myth, too:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Twardowski
Yes! More of these please!
I think the folklore and legend around Hellboy is worth a look. It intersects with urban legend, Germanic, Slavic, English, and Irish folklore, with good ole paranormal activity sprinkled in between
yesss! more of the witcher extra mythology based episodes please!
as a scandinavian I can tell you one thing for sure: I've literally never heard of The Wild Hunt until this video
I am quite interested in what other kinds of pop culture/mythology intersections this kind of format could cover.
The song “Ghost riders in the Sky” seems to be a wild hunt with a western theme.
Soon as I read your comment, I got the song stuck in my head.
YES! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SINCE DAY 1!