This article is about the fictional world of Warhammer Fantasy and should not be considered as actual historical fact. Warhammer Fantasy is a Fantasy setting created by Games Workshop, in which many games of that company are set the best known ones being Warhammer
In the fictional Warhammer Fantasy setting, Kurnous is a deity of the Elves embodying the spirit of the untouched wilderness. Warhammer Fantasy is a Fantasy setting created by Games Workshop, in which many games of that company are set the best known ones being Warhammer He is the "Lord of the Forest and Beasts" and the husband of Isha. Wherever he goes, he is followed by his braying hounds, the wild hunt following him whenever he blows his horn. The Wild Hunt was a folk myth prevalent in former times across Northern Western and Central Europe
The Elves of Avelorn and the citizens of Ellyrion worship Kurnous as their primary god, as do most of the Wood Elves of Athel Loren. In Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy Fictional universe, the Wood Elves are a variety of Elves (Tall slender human-like beings In Warhammer Fantasy, Athel Loren is the ancient magical forest that is home to the Wood Elves. Hunters worship him and prove their loyalty by never killing more than they have to.
See also
- Cernunnos - celtic horned god
References
- Warhammer Armies - High Elves (5th Edition). Cernunnos is a Celtic god whose representations were widespread in the ancient Celtic world ISBN 1-872372-21-X
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