I wouldn't translate the german use of Erlkönig to elf king. The origin is actually danish and its still unknown if it was an translation error to use Erlkönig or if it was intended to use it (because alders (german: Erlen) are present in wetlands, the area where elves are from). While it does reference to elves, Erlkönig does not directly translate to elf king
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I wouldn't translate the german use of Erlkönig to elf king. The origin is actually danish and its still unknown if it was an translation error to use Erlkönig or if it was intended to use it (because alders (german: Erlen) are present in wetlands, the area where elves are from). While it does reference to elves, Erlkönig does not directly translate to elf king