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Spare Ribbits

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Nathan

I haven’t written much about what I’ve been reading as of late, but I just couldn’t think of much to say about most of what I’ve finished recently. I might or might not say a little bit about these things … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Book Reviews, Characters, Conspiracy Theories, Dreams, Eric Shanower, Jared Davis, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Maps, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Poetry, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged david tallman, elves, frogman, handy mandy in oz, himself, himself the elf, joe bongiorno, jonathan miranda, kingdom of dreams, momina arif, oziana, sam milazzo, silver hammer, the brains the heart the courage and home, the fabulous frogman and the faith of freakish friends, the final fate of the frogman, the strong man of oz, tik-tok of oz, truth pond, witches, wizard of oz, wunchie | 1 Comment

The Magic of the Written Word

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Nathan

Last week, I discussed signs that appear in the Oz series. This time, I’m going to look at a related topic, that of magical items or characters producing printed (or written; I don’t think it’s generally specified) messages, or accepting … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged bill bored, clocker, dorothy gale, footpath, glegg, glinda, good witch of the north, great book of records, handy mandy in oz, himself the elf, hurry-canes, kabumpo in oz, magic mirror, menankypoo, merry go round in oz, nox the ox, pajuka, pirates in oz, post man, prince philador, prophecy, question box, quiberon, red jinn, scrolls, the giant horse of oz, the gnome king of oz, the hungry tiger of oz, the lost king of oz, the purple prince of oz, the royal book of oz, the silver princess in oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, thun, wishes | 2 Comments

Sorcerous Servitude

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Nathan

I don’t know where the idea of supernatural beings assisting magicians originated, but perhaps the most prominent example are the jinn that will serve anyone who releases them from bottles. King Solomon is said to have had a ring that … Continue reading →

Posted in Arabian, Atticus Gannaway, Fairy Tales, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Prejudice, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged adam nicolai, aladdin, alexander volkov, dearest mother, demon of electricity, demons, dinner bell, gayelette, ginger, gludwig and the red hair, golden cap, handy mandy in oz, himself the elf, imps, j. l. bell, jack pumpkinhead of oz, jikki, jinn, johnny dooit, kabumpo, king solomon, opodock, queen zixi of ix, red jinn, silver hammer, the disenchanted princess of oz, the enchanted island of yew, the master key, the queen of quok, the road to oz, the seven blue mountains of oz, the silver princess in oz, the silver sorceress of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, torpedo town, torpedodo, whistles, wicked witch of the west, winged monkeys, witches, wunchie, yankee in oz | 1 Comment

If I Had a Hammer

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Nathan

We all know about Thor‘s magic hammer, but it’s not the only one to appear in mythology. It was actually while reading through a page on the translation of Final Fantasy IV that I came across a mention of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Fairy Tales, Final Fantasy, Japanese, Magic, Magic Items, Mana/Seiken Densetsu, Mario, Monsters, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Video Games | Tagged daikoku-ten, elves, final fantasy iv, hammers, handy mandy in oz, himself the elf, issun-boshi, lucky mallet, luigi mario, mario and luigi: superstar saga, midge mallet, ogres, okami, oni, secret of mana, seven lucky gods, silver hammer, tom thumb, uchide-no-kozuchi | 8 Comments

The Return of the Nome King Returns

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Nathan

The most frequently recurring villain in the Oz series is Ruggedo, originally known as Roquat, the former Nome King. I would imagine L. Frank Baum didn’t intend to use him so often, but ended up finding him convenient for several … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Oz | Tagged a refugee in oz, a wonderful journey in oz, alliance of the elementals, atticus gannaway, chris dulabone, eva katharine gibson, forbidden fountain, george macdonald, glinda, gnomes, greg hunter, handy mandy in oz, himself the elf, kabumpo in oz, kaliko, kim mcfarland, king rinkitink, l. frank baum, little wizard stories, magic belt, nome king, nomes, ozma of oz, pirates in oz, prince inga of pingaree, prince silverwings, rinkitink in oz, ruggedo and the school of magic, ruth plumly thompson, sideshow bob, the deadly desert around oz, the emerald city of oz, the enchanted gnome of oz, the gnome king of oz, the magic of oz, the princess and the goblin, the simpsons, tik-tok and the nome king, tik-tok of oz, water of oblivion, zauberlinda the wise witch | 18 Comments

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