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Erlking
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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.
Statue depicting the Erlking in the ancient graveyard of Dietenhausen, in Keltern, Germany.
Statue depicting the Erlking in the ancient graveyard of Dietenhausen, in Keltern, Germany.
Monument to Goethe's "Erlkönig" in Jena at the place where the rider in the poem supposedly met the Erlkönig
Monument to Goethe's "Erlkönig" in Jena at the place where the rider in the poem supposedly met the Erlkönig
Elf
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An elf is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic folklore. Elves appear especially in North Germanic mythology, being mentioned in the Icelandic Poetic Edda and Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda.
Ängsälvor (Swedish "Meadow Elves") by Nils Blommér (1850)
Ängsälvor (Swedish "Meadow Elves") by Nils Blommér (1850)
Title page of Daemonologie by James VI and I, which tried to explain traditional Scottish beliefs in terms of Christian scholarship
Title page of Daemonologie by James VI and I, which tried to explain traditional Scottish beliefs in terms of Christian scholarship
Alden Valley, Lancashire, possibly a place once associated with elves
Alden Valley, Lancashire, possibly a place once associated with elves
Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Kibble Palace. William Goscombe John, The Elf, 1899.
Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Kibble Palace. William Goscombe John, The Elf, 1899.