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er·lk·ing
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erlkingnoun
in German mythology, a giant who preys on children
Etymology: A part-translation of German Erlkönig literally ‘alder-king’, a mistranslation of Danish ellerkonge ‘king of the elves’.
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Erlking
In European folklore and myth, the Erlking is a sinister elf who lingers in the woods. He stalks children who stay in the woods for too long, and kills them by a single touch. The name "Erlking" (German: Erlkönig, lit. 'alder-king') is a name used in German Romanticism for the figure of a spirit or "king of the fairies". It is usually assumed that the name is a derivation from the ellekonge (older elverkonge, i.e. "Elf-king") in Danish folklore. The name is first used by Johann Gottfried Herder in his ballad "Erlkönigs Tochter" (1778), an adaptation of the Danish Hr. Oluf han rider (1739), and was taken up by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in his poem "Erlkönig" (1782), which was set to music by Schubert, among others. In English translations of Goethe's poem, the name is sometimes rendered as Erl-king.
Webster Dictionary
Erlkingnoun
a personification, in German and Scandinavian mythology, of a spirit natural power supposed to work mischief and ruin, esp. to children
Etymology: [G. erlknig, fr. Dan. ellekonge elfking.]
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Erlking
The Erlking is depicted in a number of German poems and ballads as a malevolent creature who haunts forests and carries off travellers to their deaths. The name may be an 18th-century mistranslation of the original Danish word elverkonge, "elf-king". The character is most famous as the antagonist in Goethe's poem Der Erlkönig and Schubert's musical adaptation of the same name.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ErlKing in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ErlKing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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