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{{Wizard individual infobox
A wizard famous for blowing up the hamlet of Little Dropping, Hampshire, when he tried to magically mix a birthday cake .Probably the same as Arkie Alderton, father of a half-blood whose Blood Status was in question. Arkie owned a "Kwik-Repair Shop" that services broomsticks.
 
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'''Archibald Alderton''' ([[1560s|1568]]–[[1620s|1623]]) was a [[Wizardkind|wizard]] who was known for blowing up the hamlet of [[Little Dropping]] while attempting to mix a birthday [[cake]] using [[magic]].<ref name="FWC">Alderton's [[Chocolate Frog Cards|Chocolate Frog Card]] (''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'').</ref> Archibald was immortalised on a [[Chocolate Frog Cards|Chocolate Frog Card]].
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==Etymology==
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"Archibald" is derived from the Germanic elements ercan "genuine" and bald "bold". The first element was altered due to the influence of Greek names beginning with the element αρχος (archos) meaning "master". This name was brought to England by the Normans. It first became common in Scotland in the Middle Ages.
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==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' {{FWC}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' {{FWC}}
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
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[[ru:Арчибальд Алдертон]]
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[[fr:Archibald Alderton]]
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[[it:Archibald Alderton]] [[pl:Archibald Alderton]] [[pl:Archibald Alderton]]
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[[Category:1568 births|Alderton, Archibald]]
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[[Category:1623 deaths]]
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[[Category:British individuals|Alderton, Archibald]]
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[[Category:Chocolate Frog Cards|Alderton, Archibald]]
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[[Category:Cooks|Alderton, Archibald]]
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[[Category:Males|Alderton, Archibald]]
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[[Category:Unknown deaths|Alderton, Archibald]]
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[[Category:Wizards|Alderton, Archibald]]
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[[Category:Bronze cards from chocolate frogs]]
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[[Category:Alderton family]]

Revision as of 17:53, 22 February 2015

Archibald Alderton (15681623) was a wizard who was known for blowing up the hamlet of Little Dropping while attempting to mix a birthday cake using magic.[1] Archibald was immortalised on a Chocolate Frog Card.

Etymology

"Archibald" is derived from the Germanic elements ercan "genuine" and bald "bold". The first element was altered due to the influence of Greek names beginning with the element αρχος (archos) meaning "master". This name was brought to England by the Normans. It first became common in Scotland in the Middle Ages.

Appearances

Notes and references