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Parchment-style illustration of ghostly riders in a stormy Luxembourg forest, Wild Hunt folktale.

The Wild Hunt of the Ardennes: A Luxembourgish Folktale

In the northern highlands of Luxembourg, where the Ardennes forests stretch across rolling hills and deep valleys, the land has long been wrapped in mystery. Dense woods cloak the region known as the Éislek, and mist often gathers between ancient trees whose roots sink deep into soil layered with memory. For generations, villagers have believed that the forest is not

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1 An artwork of the golden-bearded man at the milk-white brook, Hungarian folktale scene

The Gold‑Bearded Man

Once upon a time, in the heart of Hungary’s wide and gently rolling plain, in the region of Nagykőrös, there lived a
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