does someone knows where this "trope" (don't know how to call it beside trope) comes from and why it is always the following case:>library/books>owl/bird>wizard/something about magic>ancient place
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>>1566942https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl#Europehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wizard#Etymology
>>1566942I'd call those part of the wizard archetype.The author starts by saying the character will be able to perform magic and the rest comes naturally by association with other instances of the same archetype.One of the most influential example of this is Merlin, but he's far from the earliest. Note that originally he didn't have an owl, which was introduced later.The rationale behind each aspect could be:>Library/booksWizards rely on knowledge rather than strength. And where do you find knowledge?>Owl/birdOwls represent wisdom in many old cultures around the world. I don't know the exact reason why for each of them, but you can look it up on a search engine if you want to dig deeper.>Ancient placeThe word "magic" is usually used for phenomena that's hard to explain. Naturally, earlier in time people had less tools to understand things, hence the relationship between ancient and magical.
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