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For Schubert's composition, see <a href="/wiki/Erlk%C3%B6nig_(Schubert)" title="Erlkönig (Schubert)">Erlkönig (Schubert)</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Erlk%C3%B6nig_auf_dem_alten_Friedhof_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Erlk%C3%B6nig_auf_dem_alten_Friedhof_-_panoramio.jpg/250px-Erlk%C3%B6nig_auf_dem_alten_Friedhof_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Erlk%C3%B6nig_auf_dem_alten_Friedhof_-_panoramio.jpg/330px-Erlk%C3%B6nig_auf_dem_alten_Friedhof_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Erlk%C3%B6nig_auf_dem_alten_Friedhof_-_panoramio.jpg/500px-Erlk%C3%B6nig_auf_dem_alten_Friedhof_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="797" /></a><figcaption>Statue depicting the Erlking in the ancient graveyard of Dietenhausen, in <a href="/wiki/Keltern" title="Keltern">Keltern</a>, Germany.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Erlkoenig_Jena_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Erlkoenig_Jena_01.jpg/220px-Erlkoenig_Jena_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Erlkoenig_Jena_01.jpg/330px-Erlkoenig_Jena_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Erlkoenig_Jena_01.jpg/440px-Erlkoenig_Jena_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1728" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Monument to Goethe's "Erlkönig" in <a href="/wiki/Jena" title="Jena">Jena</a> at the place where the rider in the poem supposedly met the Erlkönig</figcaption></figure> <p>In European <a href="/wiki/Folklore" title="Folklore">folklore</a> and myth, the <b>Erlking</b> is a sinister <a href="/wiki/Elf" title="Elf">elf</a> who lingers in the woods. He stalks children who stay in the woods for too long, and kills them with a single touch. </p><p>The name "Erlking" (<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Erlkönig</i>, <small><a href="/wiki/Literal_translation" title="Literal translation">lit.</a> </small>'<a href="/wiki/Alder" title="Alder">alder</a>-king'; <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">German:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="de-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German" title="Help:IPA/Standard German">[ˈɛʁlkøːnɪç,<span class="wrap"> </span>ˈɛʁlkøːnɪk]</a></span>) is a name used in <a href="/wiki/German_Romanticism" title="German Romanticism">German Romanticism</a> for the figure of a spirit or "king of the <a href="/wiki/Fairy" title="Fairy">fairies</a>". It is usually assumed that the name is a derivation from the <i>ellekonge</i> (older <i>elverkonge</i>, i.e. "<a href="/wiki/Elf" title="Elf">Elf</a>-king") in <a href="/wiki/Danish_folklore" title="Danish folklore">Danish folklore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The name is first used by <a href="/wiki/Johann_Gottfried_Herder" title="Johann Gottfried Herder">Johann Gottfried Herder</a> in his ballad "Erlkönigs Tochter" (1778), an adaptation of the Danish <i><a href="/wiki/Elveskud" title="Elveskud">Hr. Oluf han rider</a></i> (1739), and was taken up by <a href="/wiki/Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe" title="Johann Wolfgang von Goethe">Johann Wolfgang von Goethe</a> in his poem "<a href="/wiki/Erlk%C3%B6nig" title="Erlkönig">Erlkönig</a>" (1782), which was <a href="/wiki/Erlk%C3%B6nig_(Schubert)" title="Erlkönig (Schubert)">set to music by Schubert</a>, among others.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChisholm1911_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChisholm1911-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Goethe added a new meaning, as "Erl" does not mean "elf", but "<a href="/wiki/Alnus_glutinosa" title="Alnus glutinosa">black alder</a>" – the poem about the <i>Erlenkönig</i> is set in the area of an alder quarry in the <a href="/wiki/Saale" title="Saale">Saale</a> valley in <a href="/wiki/Thuringia" title="Thuringia">Thuringia</a>. In English translations of Goethe's poem, the name is sometimes rendered as <i>Erl-king</i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origin">Origin</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erlking&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Origin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to early linguist <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Grimm" title="Jacob Grimm">Jacob Grimm</a>, the term originates with a <a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_folklore" class="mw-redirect" title="Scandinavian folklore">Scandinavian</a> (Danish) word, <i>ellekonge</i> "king of the <a href="/wiki/Elf" title="Elf">elves</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or for a female spirit <i>elverkongens datter</i> "the elven king's daughter", who is responsible for ensnaring human beings to satisfy her desire, jealousy or lust for revenge.<sup id="cite_ref-Byrne_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Byrne-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/New_Oxford_American_Dictionary" title="New Oxford American Dictionary">New Oxford American Dictionary</a></i> follows this explanation, describing the Erlking as "a bearded giant or goblin who lures little children to the land of death", mistranslated by Herder as <i>Erlkönig</i> in the late 18th century from <i>ellerkonge</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The correct German word would have been <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Elbkönig</i></span> or <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Elbenkönig</i></span>, afterwards used under the modified form of <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Elfenkönig</i></span> by <a href="/wiki/Christoph_Martin_Wieland" title="Christoph Martin Wieland">Christoph Martin Wieland</a> in his 1780 poem <i><a href="/wiki/Oberon_(poem)" title="Oberon (poem)">Oberon</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Alternative suggestions have also been made; in 1836, Halling suggested a connection with a <a href="/wiki/Turkic_mythology" title="Turkic mythology">Turkic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mongol_mythology" title="Mongol mythology">Mongolian</a> god of death or <a href="/wiki/Psychopomp" title="Psychopomp">psychopomp</a>, known as <a href="/wiki/Erlik" title="Erlik">Erlik Khan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_German_romantic_literature">In German romantic literature</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erlking&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: In German romantic literature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Erlking's_Daughter"><span id="The_Erlking.27s_Daughter"></span><i>The Erlking's Daughter</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erlking&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The Erlking's Daughter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Johann_Gottfried_Herder" title="Johann Gottfried Herder">Johann Gottfried von Herder</a> introduced this character into German literature in "Erlkönigs Tochter", a ballad published in his 1778 volume <i>Stimmen der Völker in Liedern</i>. It was based on the Danish folk ballad "<a href="/wiki/Elveskud" title="Elveskud">Hr. Oluf han rider</a>" "Sir Oluf he rides" published in the 1739 <i>Danske Kæmpeviser</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Byrne_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Byrne-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herder undertook a free translation where he translated the Danish <i>elvermø</i> ("elf maid") as <i>Erlkönigs Tochter</i>; according to Danish legend old <a href="/wiki/Burial_mound" class="mw-redirect" title="Burial mound">burial mounds</a> are the residence of the <i>elverkonge</i>, dialectically <i>elle(r)konge</i>, the latter has later been misunderstood in Denmark by some antiquarians as "alder king", cf Danish <i>elletræ</i> "alder tree". It has generally been assumed that the mistranslation was the result of error, but it has also been suggested (Herder does actually also refer to elves in his translation) that he was imaginatively trying to identify the malevolent <a href="/wiki/Sprite_(creature)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sprite (creature)">sprite</a> of the original tale with a woodland old man (hence the alder king).<sup id="cite_ref-Williams_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Williams-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The story portrays Sir Oluf riding to his marriage but being entranced by the music of the elves. An elf maiden, in Herder's translation the Elverkonge's daughter, appears and invites him to dance with her. He refuses and spurns her offers of gifts and gold. Angered, she strikes him and sends him on his way, deathly pale. The following morning, on the day of his wedding, his bride finds him lying dead under his scarlet cloak.<sup id="cite_ref-Byrne_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Byrne-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Goethe's_Erlkönig"><span id="Goethe.27s_Erlk.C3.B6nig"></span>Goethe's <i>Erlkönig</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erlking&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Goethe's Erlkönig"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although inspired by Herder's ballad, Goethe departed significantly from both Herder's rendering of the Erlking and the Scandinavian original. The antagonist in Goethe's "<a href="/wiki/Der_Erlk%C3%B6nig" class="mw-redirect" title="Der Erlkönig">Der Erlkönig</a>" is the Erlking himself rather than his daughter. The <i>Erlkönig</i> appears to a young boy seeing a spirit – his father, however, sees the apparition as a simple streak of fog. Goethe's Erlking differs in other ways as well: his version preys on children, rather than adults of the opposite sex, and the Erlking's motives are never made clear. Goethe's Erlking is much more akin to the Germanic portrayal of elves and <a href="/wiki/Valkyrie" title="Valkyrie">valkyries</a> – a force of death and a magical spirit. There is a modern misconception in which they say the boy is fevered, yet, there is no evidence to support this. The boy is capable of rational conversation with his father (as well as the Erlkönig himself), which someone in such a grave fever would not be capable of. Additionally, the so-called “hallucinations” are far too coherent for fevered hallucinations. Furthermore, The Erlkönig kills the boy suddenly and grievously. Fevers do not cause sudden death. 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Though she becomes aware of his malicious intentions, she is torn between her desire for him and her desire for freedom. In the end, she forms a plan to kill him in order to escape his power. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Charles_Kinbote" title="Charles Kinbote">Charles Kinbote</a>, the narrator of <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Nabokov" title="Vladimir Nabokov">Vladimir Nabokov</a>'s 1962 novel, <i><a href="/wiki/Pale_Fire" title="Pale Fire">Pale Fire</a></i>, alludes to "alderkings". One allusion is in his commentary to line 275 of fellow character <a href="/wiki/John_Shade" class="mw-redirect" title="John Shade">John Shade</a>'s eponymous poem. In the case of this commentary, the word invokes homosexual ancestors of the last king of Zembla, Kinbote's ostensible homeland. The novel contains at least one other reference by Kinbote to alderkings. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Jim_Butcher" title="Jim Butcher">Jim Butcher</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dresden_Files" title="The Dresden Files">The Dresden Files</a></i>, there is a character called the Erlking, modeled after the leader of the <a href="/wiki/Wild_Hunt" title="Wild Hunt">Wild Hunt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herne_the_Hunter" title="Herne the Hunter">Herne the Hunter</a>. </p><p>In the author <a href="/wiki/John_Connolly_(author)" title="John Connolly (author)">John Connolly</a>'s short story collection <i>Nocturnes</i> (2004), there is a character known as the Erlking who attempts to abduct the protagonist. </p><p><a href="/wiki/J.K._Rowling" class="mw-redirect" title="J.K. Rowling">J.K. Rowling</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Fantastic_Beasts_and_Where_to_Find_Them_(book)" title="Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (book)">Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them</a></i> lists a creature named an Erkling, very similar to the Erlking, as one of the many that inhabit the Wizarding World. Erklings are also present in the videogame <i><a href="/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Goblet_of_Fire_(video_game)" title="Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)">Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire</a></i>, set in the same universe. </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Yorker" title="The New Yorker">The New Yorker</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s "20 Under 40" issue of July 5, 2010 included the short story "The Erlking" by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum. </p><p>A version of the Erl-King is mentioned in Zoe Gilbert's <i>Mischief Acts</i>, implied to be a figure related to <a href="/wiki/Herne_the_Hunter" title="Herne the Hunter">Herne the Hunter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Andrzej_Sapkowski" title="Andrzej Sapkowski">Andrzej Sapkowski</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Witcher" title="The Witcher">The Witcher</a></i> saga, the highest leader of the Folk of the Alder elves, Auberon Muircetach, is also known as the Alder King. 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class="citation web cs1">Harper, Douglas. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.etymonline.com/?term=Erl-king">"Erl-king"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Online_Etymology_Dictionary" class="mw-redirect" title="Online Etymology Dictionary">Online Etymology Dictionary</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Online+Etymology+Dictionary&rft.atitle=Erl-king&rft.aulast=Harper&rft.aufirst=Douglas&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etymonline.com%2F%3Fterm%3DErl-king&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErlking" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEChisholm1911-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChisholm1911_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFChisholm1911">Chisholm 1911</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/Das_Kloster" title="Das Kloster">Das Kloster</a></i> vol. 9 (1848), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=HNEOAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA171">p. 171</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Byrne-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Byrne_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Byrne_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Byrne_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Byrne_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Lorraine Byrne, <i>Schubert's Goethe Settings</i>, pp. 222-228.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Joep Leerssen, "On the Celtic Roots of a Romantic Theme", in <i>Configuring Romanticism: Essays Offered to C.C. Barfoot</i>, p.3. Rodopi, 2003. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/90-420-1055-X" title="Special:BookSources/90-420-1055-X">90-420-1055-X</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation book cs1"><i>New Oxford American Dictionary</i> (second ed.). 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Cambridge University Press. p. 749.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Erlk%C3%B6nig&rft.btitle=Encyclop%C3%A6dia+Britannica&rft.pages=749&rft.edition=11th&rft.pub=Cambridge+University+Press&rft.date=1911&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErlking" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karl_Halling&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Karl Halling (page does not exist)">Karl Halling</a>, "Orientalisch, besonders persischer Ursprung deutscher Sagen", <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=wwdPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA64"><i>Anzeiger für Kunde der deutschen Vorzeit: Organ d. Germanischen Museums</i></a>. 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Blackwell Publishing, 2001. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-631-23173-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-631-23173-0">0-631-23173-0</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFGilbert2023" class="citation book cs1">Gilbert, Zoë (30 March 2023). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://worldcat.org/oclc/1363815385"><i>Mischief acts</i></a>. 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href="/wiki/Christmas_elf" title="Christmas elf">Christmas elf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icelandic_Elf_School" title="Icelandic Elf School">Icelandic Elf School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machine_elf" class="mw-redirect" title="Machine elf">Machine elf</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#e7e7e7;width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dwarf_(folklore)" title="Dwarf (folklore)">Dwarf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairy" title="Fairy">Fairy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A5" title="Rå">Rå</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hulder" title="Hulder">Hulder</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Witte_Wieven" title="Witte Wieven">Witte Wieven</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dames_blanches" title="Dames blanches">Dames blanches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wei%C3%9Fe_Frauen" title="Weiße Frauen">Weiße Frauen</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Scandinavian_folklore103" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3" style="background-color: #d6dbbe;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231" /><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Scandinavian_folklore" title="Template:Scandinavian folklore"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a 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href="/wiki/Nixie_(folklore)#Bäckahäst,_bækhest" title="Nixie (folklore)">Bäckahäst</a></i></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%C3%B8yg" title="Bøyg">Bøyg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bysen" title="Bysen">Bysen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Changeling" title="Changeling">Changeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_grim" title="Church grim">Church grim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprianus" title="Cyprianus">Cyprianus</a></li> <li><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no"><a href="/wiki/Deildegast" title="Deildegast">Deildegast</a></i></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Di_sma_undar_jordi" title="Di sma undar jordi">Di sma undar jordi</a></li> <li><span title="Old Norse-language text"><i lang="non"><a href="/wiki/Draugr" title="Draugr">Draugr</a></i></span> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Draugr" title="Draugr">Land draugr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Draugr#Sea_draugr" title="Draugr">Sea draugr</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwarf_(folklore)" title="Dwarf (folklore)">Dwarf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elves" class="mw-redirect" title="Elves">Elf</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Erlking</a></li> <li><span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%C3%84lvor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Älvor (page does not exist)">Älvor</a></i></span></li></ul></li> <li><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no"><a href="/wiki/Fossegrim" title="Fossegrim">Fossegrim</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no"><a href="/wiki/Gjenganger" title="Gjenganger">Gjenganger</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Danish-language text"><i lang="da"><a href="/wiki/Helhest" title="Helhest">Helhest</a></i></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kraken" title="Kraken">Kraken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindworm" title="Lindworm">Lindworm</a></li> <li><span title="Old Norse-language text"><i lang="non"><a href="/wiki/Mare_(folklore)" title="Mare (folklore)">Mare</a></i></span> (nightmare)</li> <li><span title="Old 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title="Wight">Wight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp" title="Will-o'-the-wisp">Will-o'-the-wisp</a></li> <li><span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv"><a href="/wiki/Ys%C3%A4tters-Kajsa" title="Ysätters-Kajsa">Ysätters-Kajsa</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="4" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:En_kv%C3%A4ll_vid_midsommartid_gingo_de_med_Bianca_Maria_djupt_in_i_skogen2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/En_kv%C3%A4ll_vid_midsommartid_gingo_de_med_Bianca_Maria_djupt_in_i_skogen2.jpg/130px-En_kv%C3%A4ll_vid_midsommartid_gingo_de_med_Bianca_Maria_djupt_in_i_skogen2.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="130" class="mw-file-element" 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title="Askeladden">Askeladden</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv"><a href="/wiki/Blenda" title="Blenda">Blenda</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv"><a href="/wiki/Disa" title="Disa">Disa</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv"><a href="/wiki/Feng_(chieftain)" title="Feng (chieftain)">Feng</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv"><a href="/wiki/Easter_witch" title="Easter witch">Påskkärring</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #d6dbbe;;width:1%">Origins</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Norse_mythology" title="Norse mythology">Norse mythology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Norse_religion" title="Old Norse religion">Old Norse religion</a></li></ul> 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href="/wiki/Irrwurz" title="Irrwurz">Irrwurz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jack_o%27_the_bowl" title="Jack o' the bowl">Jack o' the bowl</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Klabautermann" title="Klabautermann">Klabautermann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Klagmuhme" title="Klagmuhme">Klagmuhme</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King_Goldemar" title="King Goldemar">King Goldemar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King_Laurin" title="King Laurin">King Laurin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Knecht_Ruprecht" title="Knecht Ruprecht">Knecht Ruprecht</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kobold" title="Kobold">Kobold</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Krampus" title="Krampus">Krampus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lindworm" title="Lindworm">Lindworm</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Perchta" title="Perchta">Perchta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Peterm%C3%A4nnchen" title="Petermännchen">Petermännchen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Poltergeist" title="Poltergeist">Poltergeist</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rasselbock" title="Rasselbock">Rasselbock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rhinemaidens" title="Rhinemaidens">Rhinemaidens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/R%C3%BCbezahl" title="Rübezahl">Rübezahl</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Santa_Claus" title="Santa Claus">Santa Claus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Schrat" title="Schrat">Schrat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tatzelwurm" title="Tatzelwurm">Tatzelwurm</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/T%C3%BCrst" title="Türst">Türst</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Uhaml" title="Uhaml">Uhaml</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wei%C3%9Fe_Frauen" title="Weiße Frauen">Weiße Frauen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wiederg%C3%A4nger" title="Wiedergänger">Wiedergänger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wild_Hunt" title="Wild Hunt">Wild Hunt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wild_man" title="Wild man">Wild man</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp" title="Will-o'-the-wisp">Will-o'-the-wisp</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Witte_Wiwer" title="Witte Wiwer">Witte Wiwer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wolpertinger" title="Wolpertinger">Wolpertinger</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Albrecht_Gessler" title="Albrecht Gessler">Albrecht Gessler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arnold_von_Winkelried" title="Arnold von Winkelried">Arnold von Winkelried</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Attila" title="Attila">Attila</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Baron_Munchausen" title="Baron Munchausen">Baron Munchausen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brunhild" title="Brunhild">Brunhild</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Christman_Genipperteinga" title="Christman Genipperteinga">Christman Genipperteinga</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dietrich_von_Bern" title="Dietrich von Bern">Dietrich von Bern</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eppelein_von_Gailingen" title="Eppelein von Gailingen">Eppelein von Gailingen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Faust" title="Faust">Faust</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Barbarossa" title="Frederick Barbarossa">Frederick Barbarossa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Friar_Rush" title="Friar Rush">Friar Rush</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Genevieve_of_Brabant" title="Genevieve of Brabant">Genevieve of Brabant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Giselher_of_Burgundy" title="Giselher of Burgundy">Giselher of Burgundy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/G%C3%B6tz_von_Berlichingen" title="Götz von Berlichingen">Götz von Berlichingen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gunther" title="Gunther">Gunther</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gudrun" title="Gudrun">Gudrun</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gundomar_I" title="Gundomar I">Gundomar I</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hagen_(legend)" title="Hagen (legend)">Hagen (legend)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hannikel" title="Hannikel">Hannikel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hans_von_Sagan" title="Hans von Sagan">Hans von Sagan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hans_von_Trotha" title="Hans von Trotha">Hans von Trotha</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Heinrich_von_Winkelried" title="Heinrich von Winkelried">Heinrich von Winkelried</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hildebrand" title="Hildebrand">Hildebrand</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Johann_Peter_Petri" title="Johann Peter Petri">Johann Peter Petri (Black Peter)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Klaus_St%C3%B6rtebeker" title="Klaus Störtebeker">Klaus Störtebeker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Knight_of_the_Swan" title="Knight of the Swan">Knight of the Swan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Konrad_Baumgarten" title="Konrad Baumgarten">Konrad Baumgarten</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kunigunde_von_Orlam%C3%BCnde" title="Kunigunde von Orlamünde">Kunigunde von Orlamünde</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lohengrin" title="Lohengrin">Lohengrin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Matthias_Klostermayr" title="Matthias Klostermayr">Matthias Klostermayr</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nibelung" title="Nibelung">Nibelung</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ortnit" title="Ortnit">Ortnit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Otto_the_Younger" title="Otto the Younger">Otto the Younger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Klaus" title="Peter Klaus">Peter Klaus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Nikoll" title="Peter Nikoll">Peter Nikoll (Black Peter)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pied_Piper_of_Hamelin" title="Pied Piper of Hamelin">Pied Piper of Hamelin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Princess_Ilse" title="Princess Ilse">Princess Ilse</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Punker_of_Rohrbach" title="Punker of Rohrbach">Punker of Rohrbach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/R%C3%BCdiger_von_Bechelaren" title="Rüdiger von Bechelaren">Rüdiger von Bechelaren</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Schildb%C3%BCrger" title="Schildbürger">Schildbürger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Schinderhannes" title="Schinderhannes">Schinderhannes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sigurd" title="Sigurd">Sigurd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Stauffacherin" title="Stauffacherin">Stauffacherin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tannh%C3%A4user" title="Tannhäuser">Tannhäuser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/The_Smith_of_Kochel" title="The Smith of Kochel">The Smith of Kochel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Till_Eulenspiegel" title="Till Eulenspiegel">Till Eulenspiegel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Volker_von_Alzey" title="Volker von Alzey">Volker von Alzey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Walram_of_Thierstein" title="Walram of Thierstein">Walram of Thierstein</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Walter_of_Aquitaine" title="Walter of Aquitaine">Walter of Aquitaine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Werner_Stauffacher" title="Werner Stauffacher">Werner Stauffacher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/William_Tell" title="William Tell">William Tell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Witege" title="Witege">Witege</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wolfdietrich" title="Wolfdietrich">Wolfdietrich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Xaver_Hohenleiter" title="Xaver Hohenleiter">Xaver Hohenleiter</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Legends and fairy tales</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Grimms%27_Fairy_Tales" title="Grimms' Fairy Tales">Grimms' Fairy Tales</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Deutsche_Sagen" title="Deutsche Sagen">Deutsche Sagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Volksm%C3%A4rchen_der_Deutschen" title="Volksmärchen der Deutschen">Volksmärchen der Deutschen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gespensterbuch" title="Gespensterbuch">Gespensterbuch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nibelungenlied" title="Nibelungenlied">Nibelungenlied</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Freisch%C3%BCtz" title="Freischütz">Freischütz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hirschsprung_(Black_Forest)" title="Hirschsprung (Black Forest)">Hirschsprung (Black Forest)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Venusberg_(mythology)" title="Venusberg (mythology)">Venusberg (mythology)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vineta" title="Vineta">Vineta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Walpurgis_Night" title="Walpurgis Night">Walpurgis Night</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/German_folklore" title="German folklore">German folklore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/Celtic_sacred_trees" title="Celtic sacred trees">Celtic sacred trees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Changeling" title="Changeling">Changeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elfshot" title="Elfshot">Elfshot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairy_godmother" title="Fairy godmother">Fairy godmother</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairy-lock" title="Fairy-lock">Fairy-lock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairy_painting" title="Fairy painting">Fairy painting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairy_riding" title="Fairy riding">Fairy riding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairy_tale" title="Fairy tale">Fairy tale</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_fairy_tales" title="List of fairy tales">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairy_Tale_(color)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fairy Tale (color)">Fairy Tale (color)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Familiar" title="Familiar">Familiar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genius_loci" title="Genius loci">Genius loci</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Household_deity" title="Household deity">Household deity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungry_grass" title="Hungry grass">Hungry grass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jinn" title="Jinn">Jinn</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ifrit" title="Ifrit">Ifrit</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peri" class="mw-redirect" title="Peri">Peri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nature_spirit" class="mw-redirect" title="Nature spirit">Nature spirit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tutelary_deity" title="Tutelary deity">Tutelary deity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_spirit" title="Water spirit">Water spirit</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F2C1D1;;width:1%;background: #F2C1D1;">Abodes and structures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fairy_fort" title="Fairy fort">Fairy fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairyland" title="Fairyland">Fairyland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairy_path" title="Fairy path">Fairy path</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairy_ring" title="Fairy ring">Fairy ring</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: #FADBEB;;background: #F8D2E2;"><div id="Attested_fairies31" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Attested fairies</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">A–E</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adhene" title="Adhene">Adhene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aibell" title="Aibell">Aibell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alp-luachra" class="mw-redirect" title="Alp-luachra">Alp Luachra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anjana_(Cantabrian_mythology)" title="Anjana (Cantabrian mythology)">Anjana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aos_S%C3%AD" title="Aos Sí">Aos Sí (Aes Sídhe)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arkan_Sonney" class="mw-redirect" title="Arkan Sonney">Arkan Sonney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asrai" title="Asrai">Asrai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baobhan_sith" title="Baobhan sith">Baobhan sith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banshee" title="Banshee">Banshee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barghest" title="Barghest">Barghest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bean_nighe" class="mw-redirect" title="Bean nighe">Bean nighe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Blind" title="Billy Blind">Billy Blind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bir%C3%B3g" title="Biróg">Biróg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloody_Bones" title="Bloody Bones">Bloody Bones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluecap" title="Bluecap">Bluecap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_men_of_the_Minch" title="Blue men of the Minch">Blue men of the Minch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bodach" title="Bodach">Bodach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boggart" title="Boggart">Boggart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bogle" title="Bogle">Bogle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boobrie" title="Boobrie">Boobrie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brag_(folklore)" title="Brag (folklore)">Brag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brownie_(folklore)" title="Brownie (folklore)">Brownie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown_Man_of_the_Muirs" title="Brown Man of the Muirs">Brown Man of the Muirs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bucca_(mythological_creature)" title="Bucca (mythological creature)">Bucca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buggane" title="Buggane">Buggane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bugbear" title="Bugbear">Bugbear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bugul_Noz" title="Bugul Noz">Bugul Noz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caoineag" title="Caoineag">Caoineag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cat_s%C3%ACth" class="mw-redirect" title="Cat sìth">Cat sìth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C%C3%B9_S%C3%ACth" class="mw-redirect" title="Cù Sìth">Cù Sìth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceffyl_D%C5%B5r" title="Ceffyl Dŵr">Ceffyl Dŵr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cl%C3%ADodhna" title="Clíodhna">Clíodhna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clurichaun" title="Clurichaun">Clurichaun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coblynau" class="mw-redirect" title="Coblynau">Coblynau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colt_pixie" title="Colt pixie">Colt pixie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyhyraeth" title="Cyhyraeth">Cyhyraeth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drude" title="Drude">Drude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duende_(mythology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Duende (mythology)">Duende</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simonside_Dwarfs" title="Simonside Dwarfs">Duergar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dullahan" title="Dullahan">Dullahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunnie" title="Dunnie">Dunnie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Each-uisge" title="Each-uisge">Each-uisge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elf" title="Elf">Elf</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alp_(folklore)" title="Alp (folklore)">Alp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%C3%B6kk%C3%A1lfar_and_Lj%C3%B3s%C3%A1lfar" title="Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar">Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elegast" title="Elegast">Elegast</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Erlking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hulduf%C3%B3lk" title="Huldufólk">Huldufólk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Elphame" title="Queen of Elphame">Queen of Elphame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Svart%C3%A1lfar" title="Svartálfar">Svartálfar</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">F–L</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fachan" title="Fachan">Fachan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairy_Queen" title="Fairy Queen">Fairy Queen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Far_darrig" title="Far darrig">Fear dearg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fear_gorta" title="Fear gorta">Fear gorta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fenodyree" title="Fenodyree">Fenodyree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finfolk" title="Finfolk">Finfolk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finvarra" title="Finvarra">Finvarra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuath" title="Fuath">Fuath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gancanagh" title="Gancanagh">Gancanagh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghillie_Dhu" title="Ghillie Dhu">Ghillie Dhu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glaistig" title="Glaistig">Glaistig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glashtyn" title="Glashtyn">Glashtyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Groac%27h" title="Groac'h">Groac'h</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grindylow" title="Grindylow">Grindylow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gwragedd_Annwn" title="Gwragedd Annwn">Gwragedd Annwn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gwyllion" title="Gwyllion">Gwyllion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gwyn_ap_Nudd" title="Gwyn ap Nudd">Gwyn ap Nudd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Habetrot" title="Habetrot">Habetrot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hag" title="Hag">Hag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haltija" title="Haltija">Haltija</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hedley_Kow" title="The Hedley Kow">The Hedley Kow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heinzelm%C3%A4nnchen" title="Heinzelmännchen">Heinzelmännchen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinzelmann" title="Hinzelmann">Hinzelmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hob_(folklore)" title="Hob (folklore)">Hob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hobbididance" title="Hobbididance">Hobbididance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hobgoblin" title="Hobgoblin">Hobgoblin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%B6dekin" title="Hödekin">Hödekin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iannic-ann-%C3%B4d" title="Iannic-ann-ôd">Iannic-ann-ôd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack-o%27-lantern" title="Jack-o'-lantern">Jack-o'-lantern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_o%27_the_bowl" title="Jack o' the bowl">Jack o' the bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Greenteeth" title="Jenny Greenteeth">Jenny Greenteeth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_the_Wad" title="Joan the Wad">Joan the Wad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint-eater" title="Joint-eater">Joint-eater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelpie" title="Kelpie">Kelpie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilmoulis" title="Kilmoulis">Kilmoulis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knocker_(folklore)" title="Knocker (folklore)">Knocker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knucker" title="Knucker">Knucker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobold" title="Kobold">Kobold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klabautermann" title="Klabautermann">Klabautermann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korrigan" title="Korrigan">Korrigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lady_of_the_Lake" title="Lady of the Lake">Lady of the Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lazy_Laurence" title="Lazy Laurence">Lazy Laurence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leanan_s%C3%ADdhe" title="Leanan sídhe">Leanan sídhe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leprechaun" title="Leprechaun">Leprechaun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lubber_fiend" title="Lubber fiend">Lubber fiend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lutin" title="Lutin">Lutin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ly_Erg" title="Ly Erg">Ly Erg</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">M–Z</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mare_(folklore)" title="Mare (folklore)">Mare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margot_the_fairy" title="Margot the fairy">Margot the fairy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maggy_Moulach" title="Maggy Moulach">Meg Mullach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melusine" title="Melusine">Melusine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merrow" title="Merrow">Merrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mooinjer_veggey" title="Mooinjer veggey">Mooinjer veggey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgen_(mythological_creature)" title="Morgen (mythological creature)">Morgen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morvarc%27h" title="Morvarc'h">Morvarc'h</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moss_people" title="Moss people">Moss people</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nain_Rouge" title="Nain Rouge">Nain Rouge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelly_Longarms" title="Nelly Longarms">Nelly Longarms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicnevin" title="Nicnevin">Nicnevin/Gyre-Carling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nisse_(folklore)" title="Nisse (folklore)">Nisse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nixie_(folklore)" title="Nixie (folklore)">Nixie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuckelavee" title="Nuckelavee">Nuckelavee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuggle" title="Nuggle">Nuggle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oberon" title="Oberon">Oberon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peg_Powler" title="Peg Powler">Peg Powler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pillywiggin" title="Pillywiggin">Pillywiggin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pixie" title="Pixie">Pixie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%BAca" title="Púca">Púca/Pwca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puck_(folklore)" title="Puck (folklore)">Puck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A5" title="Rå">Rå</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bergsr%C3%A5" title="Bergsrå">Bergsrå</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hulder" title="Hulder">Hulder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radande" class="mw-redirect" title="Radande">Radande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sj%C3%B6r%C3%A5" title="Sjörå">Sjörå</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skogsr%C3%A5" title="Skogsrå">Skogsrå</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redcap" title="Redcap">Redcap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schrat" title="Schrat">Schrat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sebile" title="Sebile">Sebile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selkie" title="Selkie">Selkie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seonaidh" title="Seonaidh">Seonaidh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shellycoat" title="Shellycoat">Shellycoat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sleih_beggey" title="Sleih beggey">Sleih beggey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sluagh" title="Sluagh">Sluagh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spriggan" title="Spriggan">Spriggan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sprite_(folklore)" title="Sprite (folklore)">Sprite/Water sprite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylph" title="Sylph">Sylph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titania_(A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream)" title="Titania (A Midsummer Night's Dream)">Titania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomte" class="mw-redirect" title="Tomte">Tomte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tooth_fairy" title="Tooth fairy">Tooth fairy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trow_(folklore)" title="Trow (folklore)">Trow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tylwyth_Teg" title="Tylwyth Teg">Tylwyth Teg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Undine" title="Undine">Undine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_bull" title="Water bull">Water bull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_horse" title="Water horse">Water horse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wicked_fairy_(Sleeping_Beauty)" title="Wicked fairy (Sleeping Beauty)">Wicked fairy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wight" title="Wight">Wight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp" title="Will-o'-the-wisp">Will-o'-the-wisp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wirry-cow" title="Wirry-cow">Wirry-cow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xana" title="Xana">Xana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yallery_Brown" title="Yallery Brown">Yallery Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yan-gant-y-tan" title="Yan-gant-y-tan">Yan-gant-y-tan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: #FADBEB;;background: #F8D2E2;"><div id="Fairy-like_beings_worldwide67" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Fairy-like beings worldwide</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">Worldwide</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bogeyman" title="Bogeyman">Bogeyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crone" title="Crone">Crone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humanoid" title="Humanoid">Humanoid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incubus" title="Incubus">Incubus</a>/<a href="/wiki/Succubus" title="Succubus">Succubus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_people_(mythology)" title="Little people (mythology)">Little people</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merfolk" title="Merfolk">Merfolk</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mermaid" title="Mermaid">Mermaid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merman" title="Merman">Merman</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abatwa" class="mw-redirect" title="Abatwa">Abatwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asanbosam" class="mw-redirect" title="Asanbosam">Asanbosam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aziza_(African_mythology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Aziza (African mythology)">Aziza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Werehyena" title="Werehyena">Bultungin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eloko" title="Eloko">Eloko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jengu" title="Jengu">Jengu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kishi_(folklore)" title="Kishi (folklore)">Kishi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mami_Wata" title="Mami Wata">Mami Wata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obayifo" title="Obayifo">Obayifo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rompo" title="Rompo">Rompo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simbi" title="Simbi">Simbi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tikoloshe" class="mw-redirect" title="Tikoloshe">Tikoloshe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yumboes" title="Yumboes">Yumboes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alux" title="Alux">Alux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anchimayen" title="Anchimayen">Anchimayen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caipora" title="Caipora">Caipora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canotila" title="Canotila">Canotila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaneque" title="Chaneque">Chaneque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_elf" title="Christmas elf">Christmas elf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chullachaqui" class="mw-redirect" title="Chullachaqui">Chullachaqui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curupira" title="Curupira">Curupira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Encantado_(mythology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Encantado (mythology)">Encantado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fastachee" title="Fastachee">Fastachee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fearsome_critters" title="Fearsome critters">Fearsome critters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grey_alien" title="Grey alien">Grey alien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelly%E2%80%93Hopkinsville_encounter" title="Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter">Hopkinsville Goblins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_people_(mythology)#Native_American_folklore" title="Little people (mythology)">Ishigaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jogah" title="Jogah">Jogah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_green_men" title="Little green men">Little green men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muki_(mythology)" title="Muki (mythology)">Muki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nimerigar" title="Nimerigar">Nimerigar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nordic_alien" class="mw-redirect" title="Nordic alien">Nordic alien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N%C3%BB%C3%B1n%C3%AB%27h%C3%AF" title="Nûñnë'hï">Nûñnë'hï</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pombero" title="Pombero">Pombero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pukwudgie" title="Pukwudgie">Pukwudgie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saci_(Brazilian_folklore)" title="Saci (Brazilian folklore)">Saci</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trauco" title="Trauco">Trauco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_people_(mythology)#Native_American_folklore" title="Little people (mythology)">Yunwi Tsunsdi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anito" title="Anito">Diwata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dokkaebi" title="Dokkaebi">Dokkaebi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fallen_angel" title="Fallen angel">Fallen angel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_spirit" title="Fox spirit">Fox spirit</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/H%E1%BB%93_ly_tinh" title="Hồ ly tinh">Hồ ly tinh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huli_jing" class="mw-redirect" title="Huli jing">Huli jing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huxian" title="Huxian">Huxian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inari_%C5%8Ckami" title="Inari Ōkami">Inari Ōkami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitsune" title="Kitsune">Kitsune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumiho" title="Kumiho">Kumiho</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyang" title="Hyang">Hyang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irshi" title="Irshi">Irshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jinn" title="Jinn">Jinn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kijimuna" title="Kijimuna">Kijimuna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korpokkur" title="Korpokkur">Korpokkur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mazzikin" title="Mazzikin">Mazzikin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mogwai_(Chinese_culture)" title="Mogwai (Chinese culture)">Mogwai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mrenh_kongveal" title="Mrenh kongveal">Mrenh kongveal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orang_bunian" title="Orang bunian">Orang bunian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peri" class="mw-redirect" title="Peri">Peri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preta" title="Preta">Preta</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hungry_ghost" title="Hungry ghost">Hungry ghost</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennin" title="Tennin">Tennin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yaksha" title="Yaksha">Yaksha</a>/<a href="/wiki/Yakshini" title="Yakshini">Yakshini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y%C5%8Dkai" title="Yōkai">Yōkai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y%C5%8Dsei" title="Yōsei">Yōsei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zashiki-warashi" title="Zashiki-warashi">Zashiki warashi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bunyip" title="Bunyip">Bunyip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manaia_(mythological_creature)" title="Manaia (mythological creature)">Manaia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menehune" title="Menehune">Menehune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mimi_(folklore)" title="Mimi (folklore)">Mimis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muldjewangk" title="Muldjewangk">Muldjewangk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nawao" title="Nawao">Nawao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patupaiarehe" title="Patupaiarehe">Patupaiarehe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taniwha" title="Taniwha">Taniwha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tipua" title="Tipua">Tipua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wandjina" title="Wandjina">Wandjina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yara-ma-yha-who" title="Yara-ma-yha-who">Yara-ma-yha-who</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FADBEB;;width:1%">Eastern</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bannik" title="Bannik">Bannik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C%C4%83pc%C4%83un" title="Căpcăun">Căpcăun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domovoy" title="Domovoy">Domovoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iele" title="Iele">Iele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karze%C5%82ek" title="Karzełek">Karzełek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kikimora" title="Kikimora">Kikimora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leshy" title="Leshy">Leshy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lid%C3%A9rc" title="Lidérc">Lidérc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Likho" title="Likho">Likho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ovinnik" title="Ovinnik">Ovinnik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polevik" title="Polevik">Polevik</a></li> <li>Psotnik</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%BCbezahl" title="Rübezahl">Rübezahl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rusalka" title="Rusalka">Rusalka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samodiva_(folklore)" title="Samodiva (folklore)">Samodiva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A2nzian%C4%83" title="Sânziană">Sânziană</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siren_(mythology)" title="Siren (mythology)">Siren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spiridu%C8%99" title="Spiriduș">Spiriduș</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ursitory" title="Ursitory">Ursitory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadleany" class="mw-redirect" title="Vadleany">Vadleany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C3%A2lv%C4%83" title="Vâlvă">Vâlvă</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C3%A2ntoase" 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