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The Three Witches, also known as the Weird Sisters or Wayward Sisters, are characters in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth (c. 1603–1607). The witches eventually lead Macbeth to his demise, and they hold a striking resemblance to the three Fates of classical mythology.
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Wyrd Sisters is Terry Pratchett's sixth Discworld novel,...
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The Weird Sisters were a very popular band in the wizarding world, whose music was frequently played on the Wizarding Wireless Network. Despite their name, all eight known members were male. Many individuals in the wizarding world were fans of the Weird Sisters, including Ginevra Weasley and...
Weird Sisters, the creatures who prophesy the destinies of the main characters in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The term Weird Sisters was first used by Scots writers as a sobriquet for the Fates of Greek and Roman mythology. Through its appearance in Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles, the expression passed.
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Adjectival use of wyrd developed in the 15th century, in the sense 'having the power to control destiny', originally in the name of the Weird Sisters, i.e. the classical Fates, who in the Elizabethan period were detached from their classical background and given an English personification as fays.
Wyrd Sisters is Terry Pratchett's sixth Discworld novel, published in 1988, and re-introduces Granny Weatherwax of Equal Rites . Characters: Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Magrat Garlick, Verence the Fool. Locations: Lancre. Motifs: Shakespeare, in particular Macbeth, Hamlet, Midsummer Night's Dream, Richard III, Henry V and The Tempest. Contents.
Il termine wyrd è collegato con l'antico inglese woerthan, "diventare". Il termine poi si evolse (1400 circa) nell'aggettivo medio inglese weird, "fatidico" o "magico" (vedi Weird Sisters) e nell'inglese moderno (1815) weird, "strano" o "bizzarro". Il termine ørlog è composto da ór, "fuori" o "oltre" e log, "legge".
