" Erlkönig " is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It depicts the death of a child assailed by a supernatural being, the Erlking, a king of the fairies. It was originally written by Goethe as …

It is the father and his child. He holds the boy, Warm and safe. Son, why do you hide your face in fear? Father, do you not see the Elfking? With his crown and train? Son, it's just the mist.

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 with a single touch.

Erlkönig, song setting by Franz Schubert, written in 1815 and based on a 1782 poem of the same name by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. “Erlkönig” is considered by many to be one of the …

2021年12月30日 · This mythological figure was dubbed the “king of the fairies” and was likely adopted in Germany from the older Danish legend of the “Ellekonge,” the Elf King. The Erlking …

The Erl-King, dramatic ballad by J.W. von Goethe, written in 1782 and published as Der Erlkönig. The poem is based on the Germanic legend of a malevolent elf who haunts the Black Forest, …

Der Erlkönig; The Erl King (written and published 1782) This early ballad of Goethe’s is one of the spookiest poems ever written, anticipating the macabre Gothic rhymes of the American poet …

Erlkönig来自德语，而根据维基解释（ https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E rlking ），这一词源自丹麦语的ellekonge，英语为Elf-king,可译为精灵王。这样一来，这位魔王不是像撒旦那种宗教意义上 …

The story depicts a father riding with his young son through a wintry forest, with the child having visions of the Elf King (or possibly the Alder King), who wants to lure the boy away to his...

2023年7月16日 · The Elf King seeks to tempt the child away in stanzas three and five. In stanza seven, the Elf King changes strategies and takes the child by force, provoking a frenzied …