The Wonderful World Of Wizards

Let's look into their wonderful and magical world.

From fantasy books to the movies, we all sit silent in theaters and become attentive, voracious readers while these fictional characters practice their magic or share their knowledge and advice.

For years now, powerful and fantastic stories in some of the best selling books ever have captivated our imagination.

Have you ever searched deep down into their folklore and explored the many facets of their character?

"The Way of Wizards", by Tom Cross, is a beautifully illustrated, large format book that will carry you away into their world. Several pages are entirely devoted to descriptions of the clothing they wear - from their conical hat right down to their socks!

Click HERE to wander through each of their four realms.

Epic tales of wise, grey-bearded mages and elves, and more recently, the adventures of a young boy and his equally gifted classmates and friends, have drawn readers of all ages into a magical and enchanting realm.

Magic 101

The grimoire or book of magical knowledge contains all the facts a wizard needs to know. It included spells, to charms, divinations, potions.

Visit the Magical Library where you can find an entire collection of grimoire including the Solomon Grimoire and the Ares Nutria.

Gained over a long period, this magical knowledge involves many facets of the arts and sciences. This study is most often under the tutelage of an older wise personage but also from the study of the best wizard books, and the guidance of several outstanding professors.

In the case of our fictional hero Harry Potter© and his friends, it took seven years to complete their education in subjects such as transformation, spells and potions...and let's not forget learning to defend themselves against dark and sinister forces.

If learning the magic of wizardry were an easy task then we would all be so gifted. Yet only a few, such as the fictional "Wizards of Creation" have mastered this mysterious and exciting power. Fictional wizards are born with these powers...so were their counterparts in mythology, science and fantasy fiction.

History

Could alchemy be the magical version of chemistry? Scholars of the Middle Ages were a curious lot. What made the world go 'round? Also new - scientific investigation. We suppose that early alchemists had the powers and abilities of magicians - muttering spells, brewing potions, predicting the future.

They were looking for the secrets to eternal life but their ultimate goal was to create the elusive Philosopher's Stone - a powerful, magical material capable of transforming base metals into gold and healing diseases. Speaking of gold...the Celts were master jewelers.

Time to forget about the stereotype. Not all these characters were old men with long grey beards, carrying a staff, dressed in flowing robes and pointed hats.

Myths and Legends

Fantasy Fiction

Allanon, also known as a Druid and historian, of author Terry Brook's Shannara Trilogy.

Belgarath the Sorcerer - hero of the fantasy epic [comprised of 5 books] written by David Eddings.

Who can forget John Cleese as Tim The Enchanter in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Anybody remember Crispin in the popular Sierra computer game series called King's Quest? or his cohorts Mordach and Mannanan?

Elminster - in the Forgotten Realms fantasy novels.

Fizban "The Fabulous" is the wise and powerful fictional character from the Dragonlance fantasy novels written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Enter the fantasy world of Dragonlance!

Gandalf, Saruman and Radagast from Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and the legends of Middle-Earth.

Mordenkainen in the Greyhawk fantasy series by Wizards of the Coast.

The Force be with you....and Obi-Wan Kenobi, it's master.

Sparrowhawk from A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin. A young wizard attending a school of magic...How familiar is that?

Can you anyone as popular as...

Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emanuel Ambroise Diggs, better known as Ozpinhead or simply Oz: The Wizard of Oz.

In L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, he is depicted as a stage magician pretending to be a real wizard; Oz is still a pretend wizard in the 1939 movie version of this fabulous story. In later Oz books, he studies magic with Glinda the Good Witch and becomes a genuine wizard.

Click HERE for an incredible resource on all things Wizard of Oz!

Computer Game

Imagine playing as one of the three wizard friends at the Sports World Cup, or in the soon to be released E&A computer game. For articles on many more fictional fantasy characters, please click on the link.

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