{"product_id":"the-origins-of-wizards-witches-and-fairies-9781399000079","title":"The Origins of Wizards, Witches and Fairies","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Simon Webb\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Pen and Sword History\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Pen and Sword History\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Popular Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book tells the fascinating story of the origin of our ideas about wizards, witches and fairies. We all have a clear mental image of the pointed hats worn by such individuals, which are based upon actual headgear dating back 3,000 years to the Bronze Age. Carefully sifting through old legends, archaeological evidence and modern research in genetics, Simon Webb shows us how our notions about fairies and elves, together with human workers of magic, have evolved over the centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis exploration of folklore, backed by the latest scientific findings, will present readers with the image of a lost world; the one used as the archetype for fantasy adventures from \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e. In the process, the real nature of wizards will be revealed and their connection with the earliest European cultures thoroughly documented. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter reading this book, nobody will ever be able to view Gandalf the wizard in the same light and even old fairy tales such as \u003ci\u003eBeauty and the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e will take on a richer and deeper meaning. In short, our perception of wizards, witches and fairies will be altered forever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pen and Sword History","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45037062258839,"sku":"9781399000079","price":1764.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781399000079.webp?v=1769214336","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-origins-of-wizards-witches-and-fairies-9781399000079","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}