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	'''Wizards''' are most commonly found in works of ], such as ], ], ], ], and ]. In modern fantasy, a wizard is generally seen as a practitioner of ] that derives from ] or ] sources, rather than the ] magic used by most popular magicians.

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	==Wise Old Man==
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	The '''wise old man''' (or "]") is an ] as described by ]. It is also a classic ] figure, and may be seen as a ].

	This kind of character is typically represented as a kind and wise, older father-type figure who uses personal knowledge of people and the world to help tell stories and offer guidance that, in a mystical way, may impress upon his audience a sense of who they are and who they might become.

	The wise old man is often seen to be in some way "foreign", that is, from a different culture, nation, or occasionally, even a different time, from those he advises.

	==Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends==
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	], from the ] surrounding ], is an example of a well-known wizard.]]
	* ] - the famous wizard from ] and their modern retellings.
	* The wizard in the ] of .
	* The ] - four wizards of ancient Greek myths.
	* ] - the grand wizard of ]
	* Fairy tales about good and bad wizards are collected in '']'', by ]

	==Wizards in works of fiction==
	{{seealso\|List of magicians in fiction\|:Category:Characters in written fantasy}}
	* The ] 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.
	* ], ], ], ] and ] - from ] '']'' - are called ], but are really supernatural beings called ]. In ], "wizard" is a term applied only to the five members of the ]. While other practitioners of magic exist in Middle-earth (both good ''and'' evil), they are never referred to as wizards.
	*Ogion and ] (Sparrowhawk) from ]'s '']'' book series, the most well-known of which is '']'', first published in ].
	* In the '']'' series by ], wizards are numerous, and can normally be found in the ]. One of the predominant wizards in the series is ], although he only uses magic on extremely rare occasions.
	* All male magic-users from ]'s '']'' and its sequels are called wizards. (Note that female practitioners of magic are called ].)
	* ] describes wizards as emissaries of "the One" (see ]), who take an ] to use powers beyond the comprehension of a non-wizard in the service of ], to keep ], personified as a Lone Power, under control and therefore delay the demise of the ]. They are said to still exist in the present day, but due to negative public perception, work undercover. See also: ]

	===Novels based on Dungeons & Dragons===
	{{seealso\|:Category:Fictional arcane spellcasters (Dungeons & Dragons)}}
	The role-playing game (see below) has several settings in which novels have been written.

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	==Wizards in Role Playing==
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	===Dungeons & Dragons===
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	In the '']'' ], the wizard is one of the base ]. A wizard is an ] user, and weak in ] combat. Wizards spend several years studying magic.

	The magic system--where wizards memorize spells which they then forget when they cast them--was heavily influenced by the '']'' stories and novels of ].

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