Surely the wizard can trace his antecedents back to Merlin (Malory's version, rather than Myrddin), and very probably to shamanic figures; maybe the Druids get in on the act somewhere (though I think they were noted for sickles rather than staffs). Or is that looking at the legend of Merlin through the lens of Gandalf?
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Date: 2010-10-12 11:18 pm (UTC)Or is that looking at the legend of Merlin through the lens of Gandalf?