Der Erlkönig

poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
VisualArtwork ballad Q684469
Der Erlkönig
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Der Erlkönig

Summary

Der Erlkönig is a ballad[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of ballad entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,213 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Der Erlkönig authored Q5879[3].
  • Der Erlkönig is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Der Erlkönig's instance of is recorded as ballad[5].
  • Der Erlkönig's genre is poetry[6].
  • Der Erlkönig's genre is lyric poetry[7].
  • Der Erlkönig is part of Q115984469[8].
  • Der Erlkönig's Commons category is recorded as Erlkönig (Goethe)[9].
  • Der Erlkönig's language of work or name is recorded as German[10].
  • Der Erlkönig was released on 1782[11].
  • Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q24827886[12].
  • Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Král duchů[13].
  • Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Král kouzelný[14].
  • Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q42201725[15].
  • Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q42202085[16].
  • Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q68639950[17].
  • Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q108844181[18].
  • Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q131561069[19].
  • Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q131561083[20].
  • Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as The Erl-King[21].
  • Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as La reĝo de elfoj[22].
  • Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q131561102[23].
  • Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Der Erlkönig by Goethe, in Hebrew[24].
  • Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q131561113[25].
  • Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q131561117[26].
  • Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q19145353[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Release type: Poem[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c3f3695d-8b19-3a92-b427-5a4dc594ea37[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Der Erlkönig authored Q5879[3].

Publication

Der Erlkönig was published on 1782[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[10]. Genres include poetry[6] and lyric poetry[7]. It is part of Q115984469[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include child mortality[30] and supernatural[31].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Inspired by Erlking[32], a mythical character[33] and Q97277575[34], a literary work[35], written by Johann Gottfried Herder[36].

Why It Matters

Der Erlkönig ranks in the top 1% of ballad entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,213 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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