A wizard is a practitioner of witchcraft or magic. The word 'wizard' comes from the Middle English 'wysard', meaning 'a wise man'.
In Old Testament times, a wizard was a person who professed to be able to converse with the spirits of the dead.
You will find a total of 11 references to wizards in the King James Bible; all disparaging. In Deuteronomy 18:11, wizards are described as "an abomination unto the Lord". Leviticus 20:27 says, "A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death."
In Arthurian legend, the wizard Merlin was said to be the illegitimate son of a Welsh princess. A counsellor to King Arthur, Welsh bardic literature has a cycle of poems attributed to Merlin, and he may have been a real person.
John Henry Anderson (1814-74) was a Scottish conjurer, who was known as the Great Wizard of the North. He is credited with moving the art of magic from street performances into theaters and presenting magic performances to entertain and delight the audience.
When he enlisted in the army, J. R. R. Tolkien's son Michael put down his father's profession as 'Wizard'.
W, I and Z are the 23rd, ninth and 26th letters of the alphabet; A, R and D are the 26th, ninth and 23rd letters from the end of the alphabet, making them the reverse of the first three.
New Zealand is the only nation in the modern world to have an officially appointed government Wizard. Ian Brackenbury Channel has an official mandate to protect the government of New Zealand, and receives a modest annual salary for his services.
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In Old Testament times, a wizard was a person who professed to be able to converse with the spirits of the dead.
You will find a total of 11 references to wizards in the King James Bible; all disparaging. In Deuteronomy 18:11, wizards are described as "an abomination unto the Lord". Leviticus 20:27 says, "A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death."
In Arthurian legend, the wizard Merlin was said to be the illegitimate son of a Welsh princess. A counsellor to King Arthur, Welsh bardic literature has a cycle of poems attributed to Merlin, and he may have been a real person.
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John Henry Anderson (1814-74) was a Scottish conjurer, who was known as the Great Wizard of the North. He is credited with moving the art of magic from street performances into theaters and presenting magic performances to entertain and delight the audience.
When he enlisted in the army, J. R. R. Tolkien's son Michael put down his father's profession as 'Wizard'.
W, I and Z are the 23rd, ninth and 26th letters of the alphabet; A, R and D are the 26th, ninth and 23rd letters from the end of the alphabet, making them the reverse of the first three.
New Zealand is the only nation in the modern world to have an officially appointed government Wizard. Ian Brackenbury Channel has an official mandate to protect the government of New Zealand, and receives a modest annual salary for his services.
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