Berchta
Americannoun
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Now Dame Holle herself is the leader of a Furious Host, or Wild Hunt, and has been identified by Grimm beyond any doubt as a pagan goddess, like Berchta.
From The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology by Hartland, Edwin Sidney
We noted in an earlier chapter the name Berchtentag applied in southern Germany and in Austria to the Epiphany, and we saw also how the mysterious Frau Berchta was specially connected with the day.
From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Miles, Clement A.
It came about through the betrothal of King Heremon's only son, Prince Gerbot, to the Princess Berchta of Normandy.
From The Fawn Gloves by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)
The feast of Holda, or Berchta, during the first twelve days of January, was an especial period for those sports.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
It may be that the character meant is the old German spinning goddess Berchta.
From Principles Of Political Economy by Lalor, John J. (John Joseph)
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