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erlking

[ url-king ]

noun

  1. a spirit or personified natural power that works mischief, especially to children.


erlking

/ ˈɜːˌɪŋ /

noun

  1. German myth a malevolent spirit who carries children off to death
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of erlking1

1790–1800; < German öԾ alder (tree) king, J. G. von Herder's mistrans. of Danish ellerkonge, variant of elverkonge king of the elves
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of erlking1

C18: from German öԾ, literally: alder king, coined in 1778 by Herder, a mistranslation of Danish ellerkonge king of the elves
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And in this story, the gold-spinning lie is her own — a tale spun to save two magical maidens from the Erlking.

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“The Erlking,” the first story in “Likes” by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, has all of the elements that appear in the rest of the book.

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This blurring of the real and unreal, of fictional dreams and waking life, is a feature of other stories in “Likes,” such as “The Erlking” or “The Young Wife’s Tale.”

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Georges Schwizgebel – “Erlking,” “Romance”

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From the wrist alone such pieces as "The Erlking" cannot be played, because the wrist alone gives us neither the power nor the speed that such pieces require.

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