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will o' the wisp

atmospheric ghost lights
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will o' the wisp
Hermann Hendrich · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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will o' the wisp

Summary

will o' the wisp ranks in the top 0.37% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,283 views/month, #285 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • will o' the wisp is a type of elemental[2].
  • will o' the wisp is a type of atmospheric ghost lights[3].
  • will o' the wisp is part of Nordic folklore[4].
  • will o' the wisp's Commons category is recorded as Will-o'-the-wisps[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include elemental[2] and atmospheric ghost lights[3].

Use and Application

will o' the wisp is part of Nordic folklore[4].

Why It Matters

will o' the wisp ranks in the top 0.37% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,283 views/month, #285 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 22d ago · Dronebogus · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Image → Will-o-the-wisp and snake by Hermann Hendrich 1823.jpg, Fuochi fatui in una foresta.png
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Fuochi fatui in una foresta.png"
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