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will o' the wisp

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will o' the wisp
Hermann Hendrich · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

will o' the wisp ranks in the top 0.37% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,679 views/month, #285 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: elemental[2], atmospheric ghost lights[3]
  • Part of: Nordic folklore[4]
  • Commons category: Will-o'-the-wisps[5]

Why It Matters

will o' the wisp has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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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. 9w ago · Soleincitta · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → lyktemenn
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Great norwegian encyclopedia id: lyktemenn"
  2. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q297061
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q297061, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007558404905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
  4. 22w ago · Dronebogus · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Aliases → —
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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| */ Image: Fuochi fatui in una foresta.png"
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