# Ärkeängeln
**Wikidata**: [Q100569341](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100569341)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/arkeangeln

## Summary
Ärkeängeln was a Swedish magazine founded on January 29, 1890, and dissolved shortly thereafter in March 1891. As a publication distributed at regular intervals, it is classified as an instance of a magazine, a medium widely used for mass communication and cultural dissemination.

## Key Facts
- **Inception**: Founded on January 29, 1890.
- **Dissolution**: Dissolved, abolished, or demolished in March 1891.
- **Instance of**: Magazine.
- **Language**: Available in Swedish (sv).
- **Classification**: A periodical and mass media publication typically distributed at regular intervals.
- **Sitelink Count**: 1.
- **Parent Class Characteristics**: As a magazine, it belongs to a class of publications that are print-native written works and communications media.

## FAQs
**What was Ärkeängeln?**
Ärkeängeln was a magazine instance, specifically a periodical publication in the Swedish language that operated for just over a year between 1890 and 1891.

**When was Ärkeängeln active?**
The publication was founded on January 29, 1890, and ceased operations in March 1891.

**What type of publication was Ärkeängeln?**
It was a magazine, which is defined as a type of mass media and periodic publication. Magazines are typically distributed at regular intervals and serve as platforms for news, entertainment, or cultural content.

**How does Ärkeängeln fit into the broader media landscape?**
As a magazine, it was part of a class of mass media that includes subclasses like periodicals, communications media, and print-native publications. This medium plays a crucial role in disseminating information and shaping cultural trends.

## Why It Matters
Ärkeängeln serves as a historical instance of the magazine medium, a fundamental component of mass media. Magazines play a vital role in disseminating information, entertainment, and cultural content to a wide audience. They influence public opinion, promote products, and shape cultural trends. Although Ärkeängeln had a brief lifespan of approximately 14 months, its existence exemplifies the periodical publication model that ensures consistent engagement with readers. As a mass media entity, it contributed to the diverse landscape of print-native written works that have documented and influenced society since the 19th century.

## Notable For
- **Brief Lifespan**: The magazine operated for a short duration, founded in early 1890 and dissolved by March 1891.
- **Swedish Context**: It is recorded specifically within the Swedish language context (wikipedia_languages: sv).
- **Periodical Classification**: It is a distinct example of a "magazine," a broad class of publication that encompasses aliases such as journals, glossies, and serials across multiple languages.

## Body
### Operational History
Ärkeängeln was established on January 29, 1890. It functioned as a magazine for a brief period before being dissolved or demolished in March 1891 (specific date recorded as 1891-03-00). The entity has a sitelink count of 1, indicating a presence in specific knowledge bases like Swedish Wikipedia.

### Classification as a Magazine
Ärkeängeln is explicitly classified as an **instance of a magazine**. In the context of knowledge organization, a magazine is defined as a publication typically distributed at a regular interval. It falls under the broader class of **Mass Media** and is a subclass of:
- Periodical
- Communications media
- Print-native publication
- Written work

### Nature of the Medium
As a magazine, Ärkeängeln belongs to a medium often referred to by various aliases across different languages and contexts. These aliases include "glossy," "serial," "journal," "magacín," and "périodique." The concept of a magazine is widely recognized globally, with descriptions available in over 50 languages including Afrikaans, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.

Magazines are characterized by distinct features such as:
- **Regular Distribution**: Periodic publication schedules (e.g., weekly, monthly).
- **Diverse Content**: Coverage of news, entertainment, fashion, and culture.
- **Physical Features**: Inclusion of magazine covers and glossy pages.

### Context in Mass Media and Culture
Magazines, including entities like Ärkeängeln, are significant components of the media landscape. They serve as platforms for news and cultural expression. The class of "magazine" is cross-referenced in major encyclopedic sources such as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, Encyclopædia Britannica, and the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia.

The class is identified by various external and lexicographical IDs, such as:
- **GND ID**: 4067488-5
- **Freebase ID**: /m/058sv
- **BabelNet ID**: 00052671n
- **YSO ID**: 1255

These identifiers standardize the classification of magazines across academic and cultural databases, ensuring that instances like Ärkeängeln are correctly categorized as periodical mass media publications.