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Warlocks are traditionally said to be the male equivalent of [[witch]]es (usually in the prejorative sense of Europe's Middle Ages), and were said to ride pitch-forks (six foot two-tined forks, for manoeuvering unbound hay) instead of broomsticks. |
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The word itself has negative implications, coming from a Scottish word meaning "oathbreaker" or "liar". <sup>1</sup> However, [http://www.ladyoftheearth.com/witch/warlock.txt] suggests that the word may come from the Old Norse Vard-lokkur, "caller of spirits". |
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However, this may be a new myth, as the frequent use of "warlock" to describe a male witch is largely based on Hollywood |
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scriptwriters, especially those writing for the 1960s sitcom, ''[[Bewitched]]''. <sup>2</sup> |
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<sup>1</sup>: Lexico LLC, Dictionary.com/warlock," Dictionary.com URL: [http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=warlock] (January 13, 2001) |
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<sup>2</sup>: Pavlac, Brian A. "10 Common Errors and Myths about the Witch Hunts, Corrected and Commented," Prof. Pavlac's Women's History Resource Site. (October 31, 2001). URL: [http://www.kings.edu/womens_history/witcherrors.html] (January 13, 2002). |
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Revision as of 22:19, 13 January 2002
Warlocks are traditionally said to be the male equivalent of witches (usually in the prejorative sense of Europe's Middle Ages), and were said to ride pitch-forks (six foot two-tined forks, for manoeuvering unbound hay) instead of broomsticks.
The word itself has negative implications, coming from a Scottish word meaning "oathbreaker" or "liar". 1 However, [1] suggests that the word may come from the Old Norse Vard-lokkur, "caller of spirits".
However, this may be a new myth, as the frequent use of "warlock" to describe a male witch is largely based on Hollywood
scriptwriters, especially those writing for the 1960s sitcom, Bewitched. 2
1: Lexico LLC, Dictionary.com/warlock," Dictionary.com URL: [2] (January 13, 2001)
2: Pavlac, Brian A. "10 Common Errors and Myths about the Witch Hunts, Corrected and Commented," Prof. Pavlac's Women's History Resource Site. (October 31, 2001). URL: [3] (January 13, 2002).
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