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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

Magical Buildup

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Nathan

I’ve occasionally seen the question as to whether it was morally questionable for Dorothy to take the Magic Belt from the Nome King. I think she really didn’t have much choice, as he was determined to keep Ozma and her … Continue reading →

Posted in L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged dorothy gale, dr. pipt, grab bag, great book of records, handy mandy in oz, hardy-hood, kaliko, love magnet, magic belt, magic picture, much ado about kiki aru, nome king, ozma, ozma of oz, pirates in oz, powder of life, question box, sean patrick duffley, silence stone, silver hammer, standing-stick, the emerald city of oz, the magic of oz, ugu the shoemaker, water of oblivion, wishing pills, wizard of oz | 2 Comments

Fantastic Function Follows Form

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Nathan

Hugh Pendexter III’s article on magic in Ruth Plumly Thompson’s Oz books, which was printed in the Autumn 1978 Baum Bugle, notes, “It seems wise to distinguish between magical technology, in which magic tools and devices imitate the advances of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bill Campbell and Irwin Terry, Fairy Tales, Greek Mythology, Hugh Pendexter, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Language, Magic, Magic Items, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged aphrodite, big wigs, brooms, great book of records, invisibility cloaks, ku-klip, looking glasses, magic belt, magic dishpan, magic picture, margaret berg, masquerade in oz, mustafa of mudge, percy and the shrinking violet, puns, queen zixi of ix, rash rubies, seven-league boots, shrinking violets, silver hammer, silver shoes, talismans, the baum bugle, the giant horse of oz, the magic of oz, the tin woodman of oz, thinking cap, tools, umbrellas, wicked witch of the east, wishes, wizard of oz | 5 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

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