Mallt-y-Nos
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Template:Short description Mallt-y-Nos (Matilda of the Night)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> is a crone in Welsh mythology who rides with Arawn and the hounds (Cŵn Annwn) of the Wild Hunt, chasing sorrowful, lost souls to Annwn. The Mallt-y-Nos drives the hounds onward with shrieks and wails, which some say are evil and malicious in nature.<ref name="Wales">Template:Cite book</ref>
Others say that she was once a beautiful but impious noblewoman who loved hunting so much that she said, "If there is no hunting in heaven, I would rather not go!" She is said to have regretted making this wish, and now cries out in misery rather than joy as she hunts forever in the night sky.<ref name="Wales" />
See also
- Queen Mab, another female figure sometimes said to participate in the Wild Hunt
- Banshee, a type of wailing female spirit