Crossword clues for erlking
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Erlking \Erl"king`\, n. [G. erlk["o]nig, fr. Dan. ellekonge elfking.] A personification, in German and Scandinavian mythology, of a spirit or natural power supposed to work mischief and ruin, esp. to children.
Wiktionary
n. in German mythology, a giant who preys on children
Wikipedia
Erlking (from Elf-king or Herla-king; German: Erlkönig) is a name from Danish and German folklore for the figure of a spirit or "king of the fairies". While early stories feature the Erlking's daughter as a malevolent figure, Goethe's poem " Der Erlkönig" and those following it have the Erlking himself prey on small children.
Usage examples of "erlking".
The Erlking has a reputation as a being that preys upon children, or at least one that heralds their deaths.
Betimes, the Erlking will call those spirits into the form of the great black hounds, and ride the winds and forests as the Wild Hunt.
If I chanted the Erlking to Chicago, I had to be damned sure I did it correctly, or it would be worth as much as my life.
I had everything I needed to try to whistle up the Erlking, but it had eaten up a lot of my day.
The presence of the Erlking in the area would drastically increase the number and the potency of the undead that the Kemmlerites were planning to summon tonight.
The Erlking would summon the Wild Hunt into a lightless Chicago Halloween night, and anyone they caught in the open would be torn to shreds.
The materials might have been rare and expensive and difficult to attain, but it was within the realm of possibility to build a circle from which even a being like the Erlking could not lightly escape.
The Erlking might not be evil incarnate, but that didn't mean that he wasn't far too dangerous to be allowed to go free.
The sound was deafening, the light searing, and the freaking ground started to tremble as the Erlking lashed out against my circle with his will.
The Erlking wasn't an evil being—but he was a force of nature, power, and violence without conscience or restraint.
Wild, the Erlking shook his head like a maddened beast, and his antlers slammed against the confining wall of the circle that imprisoned him, sending ripples of greenish light out through the circle.
The Erlking flung himself up onto the black steed's back and let loose an eerie cry.
From the shadows rushed a great hound, a beast the size of a pony with dark fur, gleaming white teeth, and the flaming amber eyes of the Erlking himself.
Provided you remain very still and give me no reason to think you a threat, I'll be glad to let you live until the Erlking returns for you.
The only part that I understood enough to stop was the summoning of the Erlking, and that's been blown to hell.