Erlking

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]