Wizard

A wizard is a practitioner of magic, especially in folklore, fantasy fiction, and fantasy role-playing games. In popular use during 16th century England, "wizard' was used to denote a helpful male folk magican, a cunning man as they were usually called. The word does not generally apply to Neopagans, or to stage magicians (properly termed illusionists) like David Copperfield, Paul Daniels, or James Randi.

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Magic - Folklore - Fantasy fiction - Role-playing games - 16th century - England - Cunning man - Neopagan - Stage magician - David Copperfield - Paul Daniels - James Randi

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