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| ], from '']'', is an example of a well-known, traditional literary wizard.]] | |||
| A '''wizard''' is a practitioner of ], especially in ], ], and fantasy ]. In popular use during ] ], "wizard' was used to denote a helpful male folk magican, a ] as they were usually called. The word does not generally apply to ]s, or to ]s (or ''illusionists''). | |||
| ==Etymology== | |||
| During the ], the term "wizard" referred to "], sage", from ] ''wysard'' (from ''wys'' "wise" and the ''-ard'' suffix also in ''drunkard'' etc.) The semantic restriction to "sorcerer, magician" occurred in the 16th century. They have historical roots in the ]s and the ]. | |||
| ==Derived Uses== | |||
| Colloquially, anyone who is especially adept at some obscure or difficult endeavor may be referred to as a ''wizard.'' For instance, someone who is particularly skilled with computers might be referred to as a "programming wizard".{{ref|jargon}} ''Wizard'' is also a ] term for an expert ] player (cf. The Who's song '']''). (However, normal usage applies more specialized superlatives to specific fields of endeavor, thus a musician is more likely to be called a "]" than a "wizard"). | |||
| In ] games, a ''wizard'' is a member of the world-building staff. | |||
| ==Related terms== | |||
| ] had ]s (''seidmen'') tied up and left on a skerry at ebb.]] | |||
| In most cases there is little to differentiate a wizard from similar fictional and folkloric practitioners of magic such as an ], a ], a sorcerer, a ], or a ], but specific authors and works use the names with narrower meanings. When such distinctions are made, sorcerers are more often practitioners of ]s or ], and there may be variations on level and type of power associated with each name. | |||
| The ever-shifting chaos of fantasy writing has, of course, muddled the meaning of each term, but they should never be stuck with a single meaning, for they change depending upon where they're found. | |||
| '']'' Third Edition, for example, distinguishes between the sorcerer and wizard ]es as follows: | |||
| * "Sorcerers create ] the way ]s create poems, with inborn talent honed by practice." | |||
| * "Wizards depend on intensive study to create their magic... For a wizard, magic is not a talent but a deliberate rewarding art." | |||
| ]'s '']'' describes the distinction thus: "The difference between a wizard and a sorcerer is comparable to that between, say, a lion and a tiger, but wizards are acutely status-conscious, and to them, it's more like the difference between a lion and a dead kitten." | |||
| In ]'s ] books, "wizard" has essentially the common usage meaning, while a ] is a wizard squared (an eighth son of an eighth son of an eighth son) and is a "source of magic" who can create new spells and is immensely more powerful. | |||
| ==Myths and Legends== | |||
| Wizards found in old fairy tales and myths include: | |||
| * ] - an ], but in some versions of the tale also a magician. | |||
| * ] - the famous wizard from ]s and their modern retellings. | |||
| * ] - the famous wizard in ]'s '']''. | |||
| * The ] - four wizards of ancient Greek myths. | |||
| * ] - ] god of magic. | |||
| * The wizard in ] of ]. | |||
| * ] - the leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. | |||
| * ] - the grand wizard of ] | |||
| ==Fiction== | |||
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| ], from the '']'' series, is another famous literary wizard.]] | |||
| Famous wizards in folklore and fantasy fiction (sometimes both) include: | |||
| * ] Is the wizard from ], young adult fantasy/adventure novel by Karen M. Penn {{ref|penn}} | |||
| * ] is a wizard, also known as a ] and ], from the ] series, which was created by ]. | |||
| * ] One of the prophesied twins born in the post apocalyptic movie "]" Avatar, the good son, is human and seeks a passive life of non-aggression in order to avoid responsibility for the bloodshed and despair prophesied. He defeats his evil brother Blackwolf, who tries to take over their world machinery gleaned from an old nazi war reel. | |||
| * ] - created by ] as a leading character for '']'' series of fantasy novels (also called 'Belgarath the Sorcerer' or 'The Eternal Man'). | |||
| * ] The evil twin of Avatar, who uses magic to create Nazi machinery from an old projector and war film. Blackwolf's disastrous attempts to assassinate his brother compell Avatar to marshal forces against Blackwolf, leading to the ultimate confrontation. | |||
| * ] the Inescapable, ] the Marvelous, and others - from ]'s '']'' stories. | |||
| * ] in '']'' and sequels by ] | |||
| * ] is the wizard that helped ] in the ] ] series created by ] and produced by the ] ] ]. | |||
| * The Dean of ] in ]'s '']'' series is not named, but is a senior wizard and recurring character. | |||
| * ] is a sorceror and ] in stories published by ]. | |||
| * ] is a wizard ] and Sorcerer Supreme in the ]. | |||
| * ] - featured in many of the ] fantasy novels and RPGs. | |||
| * ] of Melniboné - often called a sorcerer or a wizard - from ]'s ''Elric of Melniboné'' and its sequels. | |||
| * ] is the mortal avatar of the god ] from the ] fantasy novels. | |||
| * ], ], ], ] and ] - from ] '']'' - are called ], but are really supernatural entities. In the Middle-earth legendarium, "wizard" is a term applied only to the five members of the ]; the term "wizard" could never be applied to a human, and a human magic user is simply called a sorcerer. | |||
| * ] is a major wizard in the world of ], which was created by ] and ]. | |||
| * ], ], ], ], and all other non-] male characters from ]'s '']'' and its sequels. (The females are ]es). | |||
| * Henrot, Necross the Mad, the Flame Jewel Wizard, and Charles X. Claremont are all wizards in the ] universe. | |||
| * ] ("a dealer in magic and spells") - the eponymous ] of ]'s ], who also features in two books by ]. | |||
| * ] was a very powerful mage in the ] ] series. Other mages in ] include ], ], ], ] and ] among (many) others | |||
| * ] - protagonist of ]'s ''The Lord of Middle Air'' - a historical figure and an ancestor of the author! | |||
| * ], the wizard, associated with ]. | |||
| * ] was the ]ous wizard of the first ] game. | |||
| * ] was the greatest wizard in the ] ] series by ] later bought out by] and then ]. Other great wizards of ] were ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ],and ]. | |||
| * ] was the riddlemaster of ] in books by author ]. | |||
| * ] - Archancellor of ] throughout most of ]'s '']'' series. | |||
| *] and ] are the sorcerous advisors for ], in ] ] series. They are (apparently) unhuman, and they aid (in other words, complicate the lives of) the two rogue heroes. | |||
| * ], as a master of the ], has some wizard-like attributes in ]' ] films: "That wizard's just a crazy old man" said ] to ] in '']''. | |||
| * ] is the Head of Inadvisably Applied Magic at ] in ]'s '']'' novels. | |||
| * ] (also known as Milamber) is the wizard ] of the ] ] by ]. | |||
| * ] - The central character from ] series by ]. Richard's original name was Richard Cypher, and he is married to Kahlan Amnell, the Mother Confessor, also a supernatural being. | |||
| * ] - strictly a "Wizzard" (it says so on his hat) and the wizards of ] - from many of ]'s '']'' novels. | |||
| * ], an evil entity from ]'s epic ], oftentimes appears as a "wizard" in the author's other works. Notably in the '']'' as ] (The Man in Black) and ] (Steven Deschain's magician). He also plays the part of the antagonist in '']'' as "Flagg," King Roland's advisor. | |||
| * ], the ]ian wizard who gives ] and the ] their powers. | |||
| * ] or ] - from ]'s '']'' and its sequels. | |||
| * ] in '']'', ] in '']'' and ] in '']'' are examples of evil wizards from the stories about ] by ]. | |||
| * ], the young wizard in the '']'' comic by ] and others. | |||
| * ] of the ] series is one example of the few Wizard-type Digimon. | |||
| * ] - created by ] as a leading character for the '']'' series of fantasy novels (also called 'The Shaman of the Norht' or 'The Watcher'). | |||
| * ] is a prominent wizard in the ] series by ]. | |||
| ] (]) from ]]] | |||
| The eponymous character of ]'s '']'' is a stage magician pretending to be a genuine wizard; in the ] the wizard was also a fake. However, in later Oz stories, he studies magic with ] and becomes a genuine wizard. See ]. | |||
| In some fictional and game settings, ''wizard'' or a similar term is the name for a "]" or species, not just a job description. For example: | |||
| * "]s" and "]s" and occasionally even "]s" and "]"s in the video game series ]. | |||
| * "]" in the TV show ] | |||
| =="Real-Life" Wizards== | |||
| In history, there have been several real people who are popularly believed, or who claimed to be, wizards, sorcerers, etc. Examples include: | |||
| * ] a magician, occult writer, and an alchemist. | |||
| * ] is a controversial figure, the most famous "modern wizard," who is believed to have coined the alternate spelling, "]." | |||
| * ], whose magical powers were said to come from angels. | |||
| * John Diamond, and his granddaughter, Molly Pitcher, were supposed to have the ability to foretell the future and help (or doom) sailors at sea. | |||
| * ], the Earl of Desmond, was said to be a shapeshifter wizard, whose spirit is said to still haunt the living. | |||
| * ], though he is really more of an alchemist. | |||
| * ] may have been fictional, though those who claim his reality say he could do amazing feats by conversing with spirits. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| * {{note|jargon}} '''' in the ], and its | |||
| * {{note|penn}} ''The Dragonfighters of Kulamain'', ISBN 1-4116-4568-5 | |||
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