Der Erlkönig

Summary

Der Erlkönig is a ballad^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of ballad entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,400 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Der Erlkönig authored Q5879^[3].
• Der Erlkönig is in the country of Germany^[4].
• Der Erlkönig's instance of is recorded as ballad^[5].
• Der Erlkönig's genre is poetry^[6].
• Der Erlkönig's genre is lyric poetry^[7].
• Der Erlkönig is part of Q115984469^[8].
• Der Erlkönig's Commons category is recorded as Erlkönig (Goethe)^[9].
• Der Erlkönig's language of work or name is recorded as German^[10].
• Der Erlkönig was released on 1782^[11].
• Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q24827886^[12].
• Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Král duchů^[13].
• Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Král kouzelný^[14].
• Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q42201725^[15].
• Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q42202085^[16].
• Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q68639950^[17].
• Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q108844181^[18].
• Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q131561069^[19].
• Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q131561083^[20].
• Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as The Erl-King^[21].
• Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as La reĝo de elfoj^[22].
• Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q131561102^[23].
• Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Der Erlkönig by Goethe, in Hebrew^[24].
• Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q131561113^[25].
• Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q131561117^[26].
• Der Erlkönig's has edition or translation is recorded as Q19145353^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Der Erlkönig authored Q5879^[3].

Publication

Der Erlkönig was published on 1782^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German^[10]. Genres include poetry^[6] and lyric poetry^[7]. It is part of Q115984469^[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include child mortality^[28] and supernatural^[29].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Inspired by Erlking^[30], a mythical character^[31] and Q97277575^[32], a literary work^[33], written by Johann Gottfried Herder^[34].

Why It Matters

Der Erlkönig ranks in the top 1% of ballad entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,400 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]