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Wild Hunt

American  

noun

  1. (in northern European legend) a phantom hunt, conducted either in the sky or in forests.


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It also said that it had sold more than 50 million copies of "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" so far, with the entire Witcher trilogy's sales now exceeding 75 million copies.

From Reuters May 29, 2023

If you like creepy literary hauntings, Chantal James' "None But the Righteous" or Emma Seckel's forthcoming "The Wild Hunt" are here for your every eerie desire.

From Salon Jul. 16, 2022

Given how prevalent those have become since the opening sequence of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, I had to ask: was it now a prerequisite for all Witcher stories?

From The Verge Aug. 6, 2021

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, a sprawling, low-fantasy epic from 2015 in which you play a maligned monster-hunter, is the current high-water mark for video-game worlds.

From The Guardian Oct. 24, 2018

Even after the introduction of Christianity the ignorant Northern folk still dreaded the on-coming storm, declaring that it was the Wild Hunt sweeping across the sky.

From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)

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