The erlking

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The Erlking (German: Erlkönig, "Alder King") 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[1], "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.

My father, my father, and can you not hear The promise the elf-king breathes in my ear?" "Be calm, stay calm, my child, lie low: In withered leaves the night-winds blow." **~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Erlkönig (Elf-king)**

the revised version of my drawing of the Erlking from John Connolly´s wonderful book "Nocturnes" --- pencil & photoshop ...and for the background I ... The Erlking

Der Erlkoenig by alarie-tano.deviantart.com on @DeviantArt

This animated short is a visual representation of Goethe

Description A little illustration inspired by the poem "Erlkönig" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. You can find the poem here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlk%C3%…. In short: it tells a story of Erlking - a forest spirit, king of the fairies, taking the life of a child. P.S. Good evening! This is my first post here, I'm excited to meet everyone. ^^