Witcher 3 What is the Wild Hunt? Witcher Lore - Witcher Mythology - Witcher 3 Lore 

The wild hunt at first seemed to me like an enemy i couldnt defeat. i thought that my sword couldnt do anything against them. the wild hunt was so well executed in playing the role of the villain, it actually intimidated you, which is quite rare.

used to be scared as shit of the wild hunt until i found out that they’re elfs.

Caranthir wears a neck pillow cuz he broke his neck from carrying the Hunt.XD

12:38 Sword fighting, magic powers, strange skeleton knights coming out of portals,,,,,,,,,,,but that goat isn't afraid,, "oh hell nah, I gotta stay and see this".

Everybody gangsta until they realize the Wild Hunt are elves.

If there's gonna be a Witcher 4 I really hope we are able to go to the elven kingdoms.

The Wild Hunt is based on actual Germanic/European folk belief as Wodens Wild Hunt, Ride of Asgard, Wodens Army and several other names. The game has much Nordic folklore (creatures and such) and Geralt even gets called a Nordling a few times throughout Withcher 3. Sleipnir was Odins war horse and in the Poetic Edda it was written Sleipnir had 8 legs. So much of the Wild Hunt lore in game is based on actual beliefs. This is one reason I love the Witcher 3 game.

I can't take the Hunt seriously after the first time I've seen him without the mask.

When fighting the hunt one must... Stay frosty.

Witcher lore. Elves roam the realm. Human got jealous and took their magic. The human got greedy and kept the magic for themselves and killed most of the elves. Some made babies with the elves. The elves escaped to another realm where the Wild Hunt comes from. Destiny+ half elf blood+ witchers+ conjuring shape the story.

Nice one man. I'm on a major binge right now after extending the life of The Witcher 3 (and the DLCs) for as long as I could due to not wanting it to end. Started the books, trawling reddit and RU-vid for videos like these, and I really love your explainers on the various Witcher Schools, etc. Great stuff man!

In the books, it's godly/mythological. In the game, its just a bunch of drunk elfs.

I really love the general idea of the wild hunt, and i couldn't even ask for a better execution. The character design of Imlerith is masterful. He looks so badass. so heavy armor, huge shield and mace and yet he swings it with such ease

"Sorry I'm probably just butchering these pronunciations of this fictional language" lol

One of the things I disliked in TW3 was how easy the Eredin boss fight was. He's painted as a dangerous and skillful warrior but his fight is one of the easiest in the game.

This is a good video. You're not wrong about the Red Riders at all, but a few details about Elven history are skewed. The Elves were originally the Aen Undod, and they inhabited an entirely different world. Not the Aen Seidh or Aen Elle worlds. At some point, their home world faced destruction, and they sought out a new world. This was all before the Conjunction of Spheres, when the Aen Undod had the power to travel freely between worlds. Eventually, they found the world of the Aen Seidh. They lived there for centuries, then the Conjunction happened, they lost the power to travel between worlds, and things were crazy because of all the monsters and humans. So some of the Aen Undod used the power of the Tower of The Gull to find a new world to live in. That world is what we now know as the World of the Aen Elle, which was originally a human world. The World of the Aen Elle also has Unicorns, who have the power to travel freely between worlds. The Aen Elle subjugated them, and forcibly used their power for themselves. Eventually, the Unicorns freed themselves, and they and the Aen Elle have been at war ever since. The Elves who did not go through the portal created by the Tower of the Gull (those who stayed behind) became the Aen Seidh. For centuries the two tribes actually had contact with each other, but as time went on, and the Aen Seidh fell into ruin, the Aen Elle gave up on them. Centuries later, when the Aen Elle were able to travel between worlds again to a small degree, they came across the world of the Aen Seidh, which had been overtaken by humans, and so, became a prime target for the Red Riders. That's a super condensed version of events, but that's basically what happened.

It’s if the Dark Elves in Norse mythology overthrown the Light Elves and began raiding Midgard for human slaves, as a comparison. Just a thought.

Coming back around to watch this after having just finished the main story in Witcher 3... wow! You've come a long way in a year and a half - in subscribers, that is. The content has always been solid.

Man, amazing how much has changed in a year. From 100 subs to over 50k. And the clarity and confidence in newer videos is amazing. Such fantastic determination and progress

I love how much work CD Project Red put into the story of the games, they really are an admirable add on to the books rather than just a rehashing of the book story line or a lazy tack on. Shame Sapkowski hates them so much, I feel like they did his story justice even though they went a different direction in the end than he did.

actually like how the wild hunt are elves . even with them unmasked the thought is daunting . they are extremely tall , and for them to fit their armor they have to be incredibly strong and huge . masters of weaponry and magic . a terrifying force

Wild hunt horses having 6 legs is likely a reference to their speed. That it's useless to try to get away.

Haven't seen the full video yet but thanks I know it's gonna be great you and proper bird are the 2 best witcher youtubers out there great content.

u know I just noticed in 1:22 that Yennefer was in the scene, and I replayed this game for over 6 times o.o

Odin sometimes leads the wild hunt in Scandinavian mythologies. It’s possible the six-legged horses are a reference to Odin’s eight-legged “nephew”/horse Sleipnir.

I think you’ve improved a fair whack since this video eh man 😃 Keep up the amazing work literally just binged through about 25 videos of yours it made my insomnia a lot more tolerable as I just re started the witcher 3 a few days ago

The Wild Hunt plays an interesting role in The Witcher II, since it's only ever really mentioned in flashbacks and during the transitions between segments of the game. The game gives us a lot more information about what happened with Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri, but the Hunt itself plays absolutely no part in the game itself. In The Witcher 1, the King of the Wild Hunt can be fought twice and he makes several appearances in the background, but during that game the Wild Hunt was portrayed more as what people perceived it to be: A force of spectral warriors and wraiths who took people and served as an omen of evil. Them being the vanguard of an entire Elven civilization bent on finding a way to escape their doomed world was on nobody's mind at the time.

Ah yes, the wild hunt, the muscly elves!

Finally some channel that can answer all my questions

One day I’ll be able to say I found this channel before 2k subs

The lore of the Witcher, more specifically The Wild Hunt, is so interesting to me, I named my band after Imlerith

probably your best vid yet great job m8

I've always wondered if that woman (I think) in the dummy is someone we know or just a random person with blue eyes

The Wild Hunt sounds like The Horsemen of the Apocalypse. I believe the elven bosses of the game refer to the djinns of the outer world in the real life. Just like all the mythological Gods and Goddesses are.

12:39 goat: “does it. Look like. I give a fucc?” Also George: “doubt I’ll never hit the high numbers” *currently at roughly 111k**

100 to 100k good stuff man you deserve it. Very well planned and put together.

To me, the Wild Hunt was initially terrifying, until I met a smiling Mirror Merchant.

14:08 Man Vesemir was badass, what a way to go.

Thought it was funny that he was thankful to have 100 subs at the end and now ge has 100 thousand plus

now you have way over 100k subscribers!!!! congrats man!!!

I enjoy the way you get to the point and don't add irrelevant fillers. dropped a like

Wild how youre talking about 100 subs in this video and after like 2 years you're about to hit 100k. Good job my man

I really love your chanel. I played the Wither 3 first and just fell in love with the story. I would love to see some videos about the main characters? Like the full history or Ciri, or Triss. And another thing I have seen lots of other youtubes due is complete summaries of the books and games. I know your style is shorter videos, but I know you enjoy the research and the process. Love your stuff!! keep it going!!

Loved the character designs of them, they looked so bad ass

From 100 to 46000 subscribers in 10 months. And well deserved.

How doesn't this channel have much subscribers? Your content is good and well cut together (apart from the occasional wrong pronounciation but to be fair the witcher games have the weirdest names).

Barely 9 months and you've gone from 100 to 44,000 subs. Congratulations man. Keep up the good shit

You deserve a million subs. All witcher 3 players need to listen to you

Great video! When I first started play, not that long ago. I didn't know really anything about the world it's in, other than I heard that it was a great game, I had some extra money and there was even a sale on Steam, I started up the game and was a bit surprised about the beginning being in the house taking bath, but I figured out that something would happened that would mean you'll have to go out in the world. I wasn't prepared for the world to freeze and that ship sailing in the sky like that!

Love how this game weaves in other mythologies into its lore. For instance, the power ship(who’s name in not even going to try with) is named after the ship that signaled ragnarok. It was commanded by Loki and made from the toenails of the dead. Great video btw! Probably gonna pick up the Witcher because of your videos

I watched this when you just reached 100.000 well done man i like your vids

George: "Aside from big milestones, which I doubt I'll ever hit" 2 years later : Has 91k subs You've come a long way dude. Congrats :)

The wild hunts are elves with super natural power

Great explanation for someone like me who wants to play Witcher 3, but has no idea what the story previously was. Even seeing the stories of parts 1 and 2 left so many questions unanswered, like who tf was wild hunt, why does he have amnesia and all lol. Keep forgetting this whole series has a wider more deep book series!

The Wild Hunt tale has Scandinavian or probably German origin , and Odin himself is leading the galloping riders, one of Odin's names is the Glad of War so you probably starting to get the idea of what Wild Hunt is.

Best video to explain it all, i would stop at 14:00 if you haven't finished the game for spoilers. I think this would make a great show, but they would have to show the wild hunt's motives fully for it to work, good stuff

Suggestion on a possible new video for 2019, a video for Eredin Bréacc Glas, there's little to no videos of him.

Love your vuds man keep it coming! Have u made any videos on the rumours surrounding witcher 4?

Amazing content!

Of all the enemies of the games, the Wild Hunt was my second favorite, until I found out what the Hunt was I really felt that everything was screwed up, the only enemies that managed to be more unique and threatening were the Mass Effect Reapers that managed apply a feeling of power and unknown.

Great video, these guys were so cool in the game, love the armor they wear.

GrandMaster Witcher George, from what I know about mythology the Germanic/Norse myths have the figure Wodin/Odin go on a Wild Hunt as he is the All-Father, but ALSO the war God that decides the victor. Now before I start to rant and go off-track I thought you'd find this interesting as this God's horse literally had six legs and with the initial sign of the end times: Ragnarok started immediately with Fimbulwinter that is known as 'great winter' as it supposedly ends all life on earth as it is a three long winters as the snow comes from every or all directions. I can't help but find so many of the these motifs and themes in the Witcher franchise. Though I'm still finding more everyday and learning about mythologies & folktales I've never heard about. Anyways, I wanted to comment to Thank you so much for providing this great content. I've been a BIG fan of Witcher since the first game and immediately had to start reading the books. Have a good day, and keep up the amazing work you do you glorious GrandMaster!

Can someone please tell me which silver sword is at 2:33 . The one with white scabbard. I've been looking for it for so long.

On a witcher deep dive thanks to the Netflix show and now I’m here

I had no idea the Hunt was so antique. That explains their power and relentless strength. To them the other races on The Witcher's world are like apes I'd suppose. Including the actual Elves that live there.

Hey love ur videos, can you please make a lore video about ciris family and the elder blood etc?

Loved it ❤️ make more

I got chills when the wild hunt appeared for the first time

hahaha 100 subscriber special! 56k now. Top quality content since day 1.

I really wonder how Caranthir and Imlerith had reacted if they found out about Eredin killing the king. I know theyre game characters, and not present in the books, but I really wonder if they would abandon Eredin, as Ge'els did

I am really glad I have discovered your vids bc you can be sure that I'm binging lol bc like I was watching some other vids and someone was saying "... and who trained Vesemir is unknown bla bla.." and I was like NO IT!S NOT!! WITCHER GEORGE KNEW WHO IT WAS!!! and it truly shows how much time and effort goes into your vids, thank you for making them

starting at 12:19 where does this part of the story come from? It's the end of the last book in the saga. Is it just explained through references throughout the games?

Wow, the video is about a year old and he went from 100 to 90,000 subs. Amazing

Yo, eredin was a pansy, a random guard at velen had more of a fight

1:00 This actually scared the fuck out of me when I first played the game lmao

I actually really enjoy your predominantly unscripted style of commentary. It's a breath of fresh water

"I only want to do specials for big milestones but I doubt I'll ever get there." 124,000 subscribers later: O.O

Grats on 100...... 100,000

Thank you so much for these Witcher Lore videos! I truly enjoy them. Please keep them coming! 1:15 Do you have any idea of who this could possibly be? It looks female to me...

Heh, 45 thousand subscribers now. That's a hell of a jump in 10 months.

Is it just me or any of you were only focusing on the Battle of Kaer Morhen. I was so caught up I didnt hear anything you said for the first 8 mins of the battle.

I would love a design your own witcher in the next game ngl, yeah geralt is an amazing character but how much more sucked in would you be if you created a character yourself and chose what kind of Witcher you wanted to be? However, this is based on books so it may be difficult to do something like that

Aen Elle is essentially pronounced as one would modern Gaelic words. Rued/Ruad is "red" and sounds like a Scot saying "red", a bit stretched in the vowel but recogniseable.. Dhu can signify "black" as well and I've noticed it a few times. I have only passing knowledge I'm sure there's a ton more.

Has the witcher 1 been remastered in this video

For a being who managed to curse an elven mage, Eredin sure was easy pickings 1v1

"Which I doubt I'll ever hit." *Gets 100k subscribers.* Congratulations!

Does the story of the first witcher game take place after the story in witcher 3?

Have just finished watching Season 2, and this was the first time seeing “The Wild Hunt” and they looked absolutely Badass ✊🏼

Personaly i have nothing against longer, more indepth videos, if anything i prefer them. So as feedback i would say dont be afreid of extending the videos to talk about individual memebers of the Red Riders, etc in the future.

These things was hella creepy when I first played wild hunt

The 6 leg horse thing is ment to be a Odin reference seeing as Odin is the real leader of the real wild hunt

which game is showing around 6:00?

Is all that info that you said before the start of Witcher 1 from the books?

Yeah we think enemies are tough right now, just wait until we go to the other worlds and have to run around where it isn't TOO uncommon to see someone as strong as the unseen elders around.

You guys know the song ghost riders in the sky is based off the wild hunt

What's the best armor and weapons in the game?I'm around level 20 right now was just wondering if there's certain gear I should be focused on getting.I've got cat school gear at the moment.

How many swords are there in Kaer Morhen like 12 at most

Wild hunt reminds me of White Walker and in a scary way, give me goosebumps

A 100 subs? Now look at you!!!

The wild hunt is based on the god odin.the six leged horse is a reference to Odin's horse. Santa is on the wild hunt this is why he has 8 riehndeer. Also the headless horsemen is an extension of the myth