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{{Quote|Into darkness taking flight, whispers on the wings of night,<br/> follow us, our lovely tune, as above the smiling moon,<br/> Diddle-dee-dee, diddle-dee-doe, not far now, not far to go,<br/> Into twilight, into gloom, sing the sound of dawdling doom,<br/> follow us, our lovely song, know that we can do no wrong, <br/>Diddle-dee-dee, diddle-dee-doe...|An Erkling's song|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game soundtrack)}} |
{{Quote|Into darkness taking flight, whispers on the wings of night,<br/> follow us, our lovely tune, as above the smiling moon,<br/> Diddle-dee-dee, diddle-dee-doe, not far now, not far to go,<br/> Into twilight, into gloom, sing the sound of dawdling doom,<br/> follow us, our lovely song, know that we can do no wrong, <br/>Diddle-dee-dee, diddle-dee-doe...|An Erkling's song|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game soundtrack)}} |
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− | '''Erklings''' |
+ | '''Erklings''' were [[House-elf|elfish]] [[magic]]al [[beast]]s, three feet tall on average (making them larger than [[gnome]]s) with pointed faces, which had a particular affinity for the taste of children.<ref name="FB"/> |
==Description== |
==Description== |
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[[File:Erkling-game.png|thumb|An Erkling]] |
[[File:Erkling-game.png|thumb|An Erkling]] |
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− | Their high pitch cackles |
+ | Their high pitch cackles were particularly entrancing to children, and they used this to lure them away from their guardians to eat them. These creatures also enjoyed shooting darts at unsuspecting victims. Originating from the [[Black Forest]] in [[Germany]], the difference between this creature and many others was that they can speak [[Human]]-language.<ref name="FB" /><ref name="GOFVG">[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)|''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (video game)]]</ref> |
− | Strict control by the [[German Ministry of Magic]], beginning in the centuries preceding [[1991]], |
+ | Strict control by the [[German Ministry of Magic]], beginning in the centuries preceding [[1991]], had greatly reduced the number of Erkling attacks.<ref name="FB" /> |
==Known attacks== |
==Known attacks== |
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- "Into darkness taking flight, whispers on the wings of night,
follow us, our lovely tune, as above the smiling moon,
Diddle-dee-dee, diddle-dee-doe, not far now, not far to go,
Into twilight, into gloom, sing the sound of dawdling doom,
follow us, our lovely song, know that we can do no wrong,
Diddle-dee-dee, diddle-dee-doe..." - — An Erkling's song[src]
Erklings were elfish magical beasts, three feet tall on average (making them larger than gnomes) with pointed faces, which had a particular affinity for the taste of children.[1]
Description
Their high pitch cackles were particularly entrancing to children, and they used this to lure them away from their guardians to eat them. These creatures also enjoyed shooting darts at unsuspecting victims. Originating from the Black Forest in Germany, the difference between this creature and many others was that they can speak Human-language.[1][2]
Strict control by the German Ministry of Magic, beginning in the centuries preceding 1991, had greatly reduced the number of Erkling attacks.[1]
Known attacks
According to Newt Scamander, the last known Erkling attack was on a six-year-old called Bruno Schmidt. The Erkling in question was killed when Schmidt hit it over the head with his father's collapsible cauldron.[1]
During the 1994–1995 school year, they also attacked Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley as part of Bartemius Crouch Jr's (disguised as Alastor Moody) Defence Against the Dark Arts challenge. They managed to defend themselves against these vicious creatures by using a number of useful jinxes, such as the Orbis Jinx, Melofors Jinx and Pullus Jinx.[2]
During the Calamity which occurred in the 2010s, volunteer members of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force could fight against Erklings in Fortresses throughout the wizarding world, with the activation of certain Runestones within these buildings.[3]
Bavarian Erklings
A much worse kind called the Bavarian Erkling exists. Harry, Ron and Hermione came across these in a greenhouse at Hogwarts.[2]
Etymology
The name Erkling may have been influenced by the English word "irk", meaning to annoy and "erlkings", elfish creatures in German mythology which have a fatal influence on children. Erlking is a translation of the German erlkönig which literally means "alder king", and may in turn be an 18th-century mistranslation of the original Danish word elverkonge, literally "elf king".
Behind the scenes
- Erklings share some resemblances to Nari, a type of evil fairy from Eastern European legends. Both Erkling and Nari use their high-pitched cackles to lure their prey into false sense of security, and then feed on them.
Appearances
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Erkling: "(…) elfish creatures (…)"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
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