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Erlking

Legendary creature from a Danish tale, therein as 'Elverkonge' or 'Ellerkonge' the king of the 'Elverfolket' (folk of the elves/fairies); translated into German by J.G. Herder and used by Goethe for his poem of same name
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Erlking

Summary

Erlking is a mythical character[1]. They draws 1,967 Wikipedia views per month (mythical_character category, ranking #60 of 386).[2]

Key Facts

  • Erlking's instance of is recorded as mythical character[3].
  • Erlking's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[4].
  • Erlking's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5].
  • Erlking's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • Erlking's present in work is recorded as Der Erlkönig[7].

Why It Matters

Erlking draws 1,967 Wikipedia views per month (mythical_character category, ranking #60 of 386).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Present in work → Der Erlkönig
    Freebase id → /m/054g0_
    P14750 → B866-F6C7-1409-BDBC-BC83
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: B866-F6C7-1409-BDBC-BC83, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
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