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Witches, by definition, would be women. Just for future reference.
Why isn't this a Category, BTW? Most of the listed witches seem to have articles of their own Torquebomb 15:43, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
Erm... Who exactly is "Aggie?", and why is she being presented on this page? Is she a player character or an NPC? If she is a PC, then she really doesn't belong here...
Don't think Galadriel or Arwen belong here. It's true that Galadriel has great power, but in the book she says something like (don't have the exact quote to hand), "why do you use 'magic' to describe both elfin craft and the deceits of the Enemy?" Lee M 00:47, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Well, Gandalf used magic that wasn't "of the enemy", in fact- Gandalf was an agent of Eru Illuvatar (God), so one who used magic in the book could describe their magic in any way (I guess the qualifying aspect of magic is that it allows an individual to blatantly warp the laws of physics without any regards toward the 1st law of thermodynamics) and thus; any person who followed this definition of magic could be considered a "magic-user". This title, of course, has different gender usages (Sorcerer and Wizard to Sorceress and Witch) insofar that anyone who used magic (described above) should be adressed with the correct gender title- Galadriel and Arwen use magic (they warp the laws of physics and pay no regard to the first law of thermodynamics) and are women, so they must be adressed as witches to avoid grammatical mistakes.
I changed the "religious or historical" categorisation to "mythological or legendary" which seemed a more appropriate description. I'd also suggest moving that category to the top of the page and expanding it. I also don't think it's necessary to list every witch in Sabrina, for example. I'd concentrate on protagonists of shows or primary characters from non-witch shows, for example Willow from Buffy. I'll put a watch on this page and maybe make some more changes later. user:RhiannonLassiter
Mrs. Which from A Wrinkle in Time should absolutely not be included in this list of witches, per the author's statement that Mrs. Which "is not a witch at all but a wise old woman." Source, NewsWeek article: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4926262/ Thusly, I'm removing her. user:NoLightofMyOwn
Should all the Harry Potter witches be listed in their own sub-category under Literary? There are an awful lot of them so a sub-category might make the list easier to read. Web Warlock 15:00, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
I'm placing this here in case it is useful for this article. It was cut from Witchcraft. Jkelly 19:15, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
you people know nothing about real witchcraft. i am a real witch so ill tell you.witchcraft revolves around nature. witches worship god and goddess.spells, are prayers, they are not use to control ppl or animals,potions are natural herbal remedies. witches do not have magical powers nor do they claim to, they cant make things move, they cant turn ppl into animals, they do no associate with evil, withes do not belive in the devil or hell. male witches are not called warlocks, warlock is atearm meaning oath breaker, and its an insult to call a male witch a warlock.witches do not do human or animal sacrifices, witches follow a law of doing harm to nothing and respecting all life. witches are spiritual ppl.witches do not participate in orgys, or have sex at meetings, thats a private thing.
Rubygothix----
As long as there's a list of fictional witches, there should be a list of fictional warlocks as well. Where else could Thulsa Doom and his ilk be placed? ChrisWinter 21:36, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
User:AngryZionist In the section on list of "fictional witches what about adding the witches from ‘Buffy the vampire slayer’ two come to mind ‘willow Rosenberg’ and ‘Tarra McClay’ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.19.42.233 ( talk) 22:36, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
As opposed to real witches? Leo ( talk) 15:47, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
I Don't understand how this isn't notable, so I removed that tag. I've added links between this and other related pages, and I've tided the List up- all characters are now listed alphabeticly by last name if possible. Decat2 ( talk) 08:44, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
The listing of 'Morgana' for every Arthurian Legend videogame and movie is redundant because it is the witch from the same legend in each game and which is already mentioned in the legendary witch section. I am thinking an analogy would be listing Hermoine from any Harry Potter videogame, very unnecessary as she is already in the literary section. And to make things more clear, although she is listed as 'Morgan le Fay' for her own entry, she also has the aliases Morgane, Morgaine, and Morgana listed on her page. It would be different if it were say the witch Morgan from DragonAge or another game/movie unrelated to an Arthurian Legend, because it is a seperate, independent character, who happens to have a similar name.
Also, there are a number of witches under videogames simply called 'Ice Queen' 'Evil Queen' and just 'witches' (from Left 4 Dead). These seem to be minor witch characters in the sense that they do not have any independent background information/lore. And in Left 4 Dead, I am not sure if them being called 'witches' necessarily makes them in line with this list? I would think they are just an in-game classification of zombie. Although I can't make that call myself... 15:22, 9 April 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by TreboniusArtorius ( talk • contribs)
The dominance of the Harry Potter characters in this article seem a tad extensive. Suggest to relist them in their own section, or provide a link to List of Harry Potter characters instead. 119.74.230.94 ( talk) 01:53, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
Fait is a which character in the game Brawlhalla 80.41.28.222 ( talk) 12:34, 10 September 2022 (UTC)
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Witches, by definition, would be women. Just for future reference.
Why isn't this a Category, BTW? Most of the listed witches seem to have articles of their own Torquebomb 15:43, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
Erm... Who exactly is "Aggie?", and why is she being presented on this page? Is she a player character or an NPC? If she is a PC, then she really doesn't belong here...
Don't think Galadriel or Arwen belong here. It's true that Galadriel has great power, but in the book she says something like (don't have the exact quote to hand), "why do you use 'magic' to describe both elfin craft and the deceits of the Enemy?" Lee M 00:47, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Well, Gandalf used magic that wasn't "of the enemy", in fact- Gandalf was an agent of Eru Illuvatar (God), so one who used magic in the book could describe their magic in any way (I guess the qualifying aspect of magic is that it allows an individual to blatantly warp the laws of physics without any regards toward the 1st law of thermodynamics) and thus; any person who followed this definition of magic could be considered a "magic-user". This title, of course, has different gender usages (Sorcerer and Wizard to Sorceress and Witch) insofar that anyone who used magic (described above) should be adressed with the correct gender title- Galadriel and Arwen use magic (they warp the laws of physics and pay no regard to the first law of thermodynamics) and are women, so they must be adressed as witches to avoid grammatical mistakes.
I changed the "religious or historical" categorisation to "mythological or legendary" which seemed a more appropriate description. I'd also suggest moving that category to the top of the page and expanding it. I also don't think it's necessary to list every witch in Sabrina, for example. I'd concentrate on protagonists of shows or primary characters from non-witch shows, for example Willow from Buffy. I'll put a watch on this page and maybe make some more changes later. user:RhiannonLassiter
Mrs. Which from A Wrinkle in Time should absolutely not be included in this list of witches, per the author's statement that Mrs. Which "is not a witch at all but a wise old woman." Source, NewsWeek article: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4926262/ Thusly, I'm removing her. user:NoLightofMyOwn
Should all the Harry Potter witches be listed in their own sub-category under Literary? There are an awful lot of them so a sub-category might make the list easier to read. Web Warlock 15:00, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
I'm placing this here in case it is useful for this article. It was cut from Witchcraft. Jkelly 19:15, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
you people know nothing about real witchcraft. i am a real witch so ill tell you.witchcraft revolves around nature. witches worship god and goddess.spells, are prayers, they are not use to control ppl or animals,potions are natural herbal remedies. witches do not have magical powers nor do they claim to, they cant make things move, they cant turn ppl into animals, they do no associate with evil, withes do not belive in the devil or hell. male witches are not called warlocks, warlock is atearm meaning oath breaker, and its an insult to call a male witch a warlock.witches do not do human or animal sacrifices, witches follow a law of doing harm to nothing and respecting all life. witches are spiritual ppl.witches do not participate in orgys, or have sex at meetings, thats a private thing.
Rubygothix----
As long as there's a list of fictional witches, there should be a list of fictional warlocks as well. Where else could Thulsa Doom and his ilk be placed? ChrisWinter 21:36, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
User:AngryZionist In the section on list of "fictional witches what about adding the witches from ‘Buffy the vampire slayer’ two come to mind ‘willow Rosenberg’ and ‘Tarra McClay’ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.19.42.233 ( talk) 22:36, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
As opposed to real witches? Leo ( talk) 15:47, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
I Don't understand how this isn't notable, so I removed that tag. I've added links between this and other related pages, and I've tided the List up- all characters are now listed alphabeticly by last name if possible. Decat2 ( talk) 08:44, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
The listing of 'Morgana' for every Arthurian Legend videogame and movie is redundant because it is the witch from the same legend in each game and which is already mentioned in the legendary witch section. I am thinking an analogy would be listing Hermoine from any Harry Potter videogame, very unnecessary as she is already in the literary section. And to make things more clear, although she is listed as 'Morgan le Fay' for her own entry, she also has the aliases Morgane, Morgaine, and Morgana listed on her page. It would be different if it were say the witch Morgan from DragonAge or another game/movie unrelated to an Arthurian Legend, because it is a seperate, independent character, who happens to have a similar name.
Also, there are a number of witches under videogames simply called 'Ice Queen' 'Evil Queen' and just 'witches' (from Left 4 Dead). These seem to be minor witch characters in the sense that they do not have any independent background information/lore. And in Left 4 Dead, I am not sure if them being called 'witches' necessarily makes them in line with this list? I would think they are just an in-game classification of zombie. Although I can't make that call myself... 15:22, 9 April 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by TreboniusArtorius ( talk • contribs)
The dominance of the Harry Potter characters in this article seem a tad extensive. Suggest to relist them in their own section, or provide a link to List of Harry Potter characters instead. 119.74.230.94 ( talk) 01:53, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
Fait is a which character in the game Brawlhalla 80.41.28.222 ( talk) 12:34, 10 September 2022 (UTC)