Herne the hunter

Herne is a god, a folktale, and a ghost-story; he's also the only god who has ever explicitly expressed his displeasure with me during ritual. Adventures with Herne is a look into the origins of the god, and how I learned to appreciate him.

Churchman's Cigarettes "Legends of Britain" (series of 50 issued in 1936) #17 Herne the Hunter, Windsor

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Herne the Hunter flees with Mabel in this illustration by Cruikshank of William Harrison Ainsworth's novel "Windsor Castle."

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'Herne the Hunter Herne the Hunter is a mysterious, ghostly figure in English folklore. He wears large deer antlers upon his head, rides a horse, torments cattle, and rattles chains. He is believed to haunt Windsor Forest and Great Park in the English county of Berkshire, near London. The earliest mention of Herne the Hunter comes from William Shakespeare's 1597 play, The Merry Wives of Windsor. But Shakespeare didn't invent the legend,... (Offa: Rise of the Englisc Warrior)

Who is the ghost Herne the Hunter? How did he originate and when is he seen? Lisa Schneidau explores the legend of the Windsor spectre

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Windsor’s Phantom Huntsman illustration by Eric Fraser from Folklore Myths and Legends of Britain (1973) Eric George Fraser (11 June 1902 – 15 November 1983) was a British illustrator and graphic...

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper begins on midwinter's eve. Re-reading it is a seasonal ritual for many fans of the book. As it's that time again, I thought I'd share a few experimental illustrations that I made for #TheDarkIsReading in 2017. Here, the hero Will meets Herne.