The Infernal Courtship is the Wild Hunt. The Maiden is captured, and at the end, gives in to the Hunter. But only when He proves himself to be worthy. This is depicted in that She takes the Torques from His neck, the Oath-Ring of the Ancient people. ‘By the value of his word a man shall be judged,’ my Ancestral proverb says. ‘You can judge a man by the value of his promise kept.’
Dancing with the Devil in the Wilde Hunt
Musings on the Mysteries of Beltane
