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  2. Apotropaic magic - Wikipedia

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    Apotropaic marks, also called 'witch marks' or 'anti-witch marks' in Europe, are symbols or patterns scratched on the walls, beams and thresholds of buildings to protect them from witchcraft or evil spirits. They have many forms; in Britain they are often flower-like patterns of overlapping circles.

  3. Far Lands or Bust - Wikipedia

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    Release. March 6, 2011. (2011-03-06) –. present. Far Lands or Bust (abbreviated FLoB) is an online video series created by Kurt J. Mac in which he plays the video game Minecraft. The series depicts his journey to the "Far Lands", a distant area of a Minecraft world in which the terrain generation does not function correctly, creating a warped ...

  4. Skin-walker - Wikipedia

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    In Navajo culture, a skin-walker (Navajo: yee naaldlooshii) is a type of harmful witch who has the ability to turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal. The term is never used for healers. The yee naaldlooshii, translating to "by means of it, it goes on all fours," is one of several types of skin-walkers within Navajo beliefs.

  5. Iron in folklore - Wikipedia

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    A horseshoe wind chime, used as a good luck charm. Iron has a long and varied tradition in the mythology and folklore of the world. While iron is now the name of a chemical element, the traditional meaning of the word "iron" is what is now called wrought iron. In East Asia, cast iron was also common after 500 BCE, and was called "cooked iron ...

  6. Category:Video games about witchcraft - Wikipedia

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    Blair Witch Volume I: Rustin Parr. Blair Witch Volume II: The Legend of Coffin Rock. Blair Witch Volume III: The Elly Kedward Tale. Bramble: The Mountain King. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2000 video game) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002 video game) Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds. The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2. Bullet Witch.

  7. Witchcraft - Wikipedia

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    The Witches by Hans Baldung (woodcut), 1508. The concept of witchcraft and the belief in its existence have persisted throughout recorded history. According to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions there is "difficulty of defining 'witches' and 'witchcraft' across cultures—terms that, quite apart from their connotations in popular culture ...

  8. Minecraft: Story Mode - Wikipedia

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    Single-player. Minecraft: Story Mode is an episodic point-and-click video game developed and published by Telltale Games, based on Mojang Studios ' sandbox video game Minecraft. The first five episodes were released between October 2015 through March 2016 and an additional three episodes were released as downloadable content (DLC) in mid-2016.

  9. Magic in Harry Potter - Wikipedia

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    In the fictional universe of Harry Potter, magic is depicted as a supernatural force that overrides the laws of nature. In humans, magical ability is inborn and is usually inherited. Most children of magical parents are magical themselves. Some children of "Muggle" (non-magical) parents also display magical ability.