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Ancient shadows

The Origins of Wizards, Witches and Fairies

Simon Webb

Pen and Sword Books 2022

Hb, 208pp, £20, ISBN 9781399000079

The appearance and behaviour of wizards, witches and fairies is well established in the western world. They appear in major movies from , and the Harry Potter films right. At an early age we learn about them in fairy tales, and at Hallowe’en children dress up as witches and wizards.

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