Wizarding
World - Wizard Folk
Famous
Wizards Cards
"I've got Morgana
again and I've got about six of her...do you want it? You can start collecting."
-- Ron Weasley
These cards come in Chocolate Frogs candy
(along with a chocolate
frog, presumably). The faces on the cards are famous even to Muggles, although
their magical abilities were not always recognized by the non-magical community.
Agrippa
Heinrich Cornelius
Agrippa von Nettesheim, 1486-1535, German mystic and alchemist. (web
link)
Circe
(SEER-see)
Circe, in
Greek mythology, is a sorceress who lives on an island called Aeaea, near
Italy. Circe was able to turn people into beasts. (web
link)
Cliodna
(CLEEV-nah)
Celtic Irish
goddess of beauty, the eldest daughter of the last Druid of Ireland.
Grunnion,
Alberic
Could possibly
be in recognition of 'Alberich,' a powerful wizard from "Song of the Nibelungen."
The poem is mythical, but was the basis for Wagner's Ring Cycle. In Wagner's
version, Alberich makes a ring from gold that he has found and places a
curse on it against its thief! Interestingly, one of the prizes given
to a 'hero' of the Ring Cycle is an Invisibility Cloak. (contributed by
Adrian Allum)
Hengist
of Woodcroft
Hengist was
a Saxon King of Britain shortly before King Arthur's time, who helped King
Vortigern defeat Scot and Pict rebels. Later, he lead a rebellion of his
own, and eventually founded the county of Kent. Quite what this has to
do with wizardry, I don't know, but David Colbert offers a similar suggestion
in his book, "The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter." (contributed by Adrian
Allum)
NOTE:
In the Harry Potter computer games, Hengist is described as living in Medieval
times. He was persecuted by Muggles, presumably in England, left for Scotland,
and founded the village of Hogsmeade. Many believe the Three Broomsticks
Inn was his old home. This information is not canon, but is included as
a matter of interest.
Paracelsus
(par-a-SELL-sus)
Alchemical
genius. Auroleus Phillipus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, known
as "Paracelsus," was born in 1493. (web
link)
Ptolemy
(TOL-uh-mee)
Claudius Ptolemy,
born c. 85 AD. Geographer and astronomer. (web
link)
Dumbledore
-
Current headmaster of Hogwarts,
renowned as the greatest sorcerer of the present age.
Merlin
Wizard, famous for his role in the
King Arthur chronicles. Tutored the young Arthur before he knew who he
was and what role he was to play in history.
Morgana
-
The famous Witch Morgana, like Merlyn,
figures into the King Arthur legend. According to the legend, Morgan
le Fay, or Morgana, was the witch in the castle that Wart and Kay encountered
with Robin Wood (Robin Hood for the unenlightened), Maid Marian, Little
John, and the merry men to rescue Friar Tuck, the Dog Boy, and an old man
named Wat. Morgana was the child of the Duke of Cornwall and Igraine, the
woman Uther Pendragon seduced to have Arthur. (contributed by William Givens)
Real Harry Potter cards are
available in several varieties. There is a Harry Potter
Trading Card Game from Wizards of the Coast, trading cards of the film,
and Chocolate Frog Candy with collectable wizard cards inside. None of
the information on these cards is considered canon unless is matches information
in the books or interviews.
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