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'''Chieftainess Elfrida Clagg''' ([[1610s|1612]] [debatable] - [[1680s|1687]]) was Chieftainess of the [[Wizards' Council]] either in the [[14th century|fourteenth]]<ref name="FBaWtFT">''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)]]'' - ''What is a Beast?''</ref> or [[17th century|seventeenth century]].<ref name="WoM" /> Either way, she was [[Burdock Muldoon]]'s immediate successor of the post.<ref name="FBaWtFT" />
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{{Quote|Muldoon's successor, Madame Elfrida Clagg, attempted to redefine "beings" in the hope of creating closer ties with other magical creatures. 'Beings' she declared, were those who could speak the human tongue. All those who could make themselves understood to Council members were therefore invited to join the next meeting. Once again, however, there were problems.|[[Newt Scamander]] regarding Elfrida Clagg's classification of a being|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)}}'''Chieftainess Elfrida Clagg''' ([[1612]] - [[1687]]) was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[Wizardkind|witch]] and the Chieftainess of the [[Wizards' Council]] either in the [[14th century|fourteenth]]<ref name="FBaWtFT">{{FB|R}} - ''What is a Beast?''</ref> or [[17th century|seventeenth century]].<ref name="JKRS" /> Either way, she was [[Burdock Muldoon]]'s immediate successor of the post.<ref name="FBaWtFT" />
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
===Early life===
 
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[[File:Elfrida Clagg POA.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Elfrida Clagg in her youth]]
It is debated whether Clagg was born in [[1610s|1612]] or about one or two centuries earlier. She presumably attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in her youth, like so many other [[wizards|witches]].
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It is debated whether Clagg was born in [[1612]] or about one or two centuries earlier. She presumably attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in her youth, like so many other [[Wizardkind|witches]] of the British Isles.
   
 
===As Chieftainess of the Wizards' Council===
 
===As Chieftainess of the Wizards' Council===
[[File:Elfrida Clagg POA.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Elfrida Clagg, as depicted in her [[Chocolate Frog Cards|Chocolate Frog Card]].]]
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[[File:Elfrida Clagg Chocolate Frog Card HM.png|250px|thumb|right|Elfrida Clagg depicted on her [[Chocolate Frog Card]]]]
Clagg was [[Burdock Muldoon]]'s successor on the post of Chief of the [[Wizards' Council]]. Madame Clagg attempted to redefine the classification of [[Being]]s and [[Beast]]s by declaring that all those magical creatures that could speak the human tongue were Beings. However, this once more caused problems with the beings meeting as the [[Troll]]s were again classified as Beings and destroyed the meeting chamber, [[Jarvey]]s were in attendance and tore as many Council members' ankles as they could, and the [[Centaur]]s boycotted the meeting as the [[Merpeople]] were not invited. A large delegation of [[ghost]]s also attended, but left in disgust of what they later called "the Council's unashamed emphasis on the needs of the living as opposed to the wishes of the dead".<ref name="FBaWtFT" />
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Clagg was [[Burdock Muldoon]]'s successor on the post of [[Chief of the Wizards' Council]]. Madame Clagg attempted to redefine the classification of [[Being]]s and [[Beast]]s by declaring that all those magical creatures that could speak the human tongue were Beings. However, this once more caused problems with the beings meeting as the [[Troll]]s were again classified as Beings and destroyed the meeting chamber, [[Jarvey]]s were in attendance and tore as many Council members' ankles as they could, and the [[Centaur]]s boycotted the meeting as the [[Merpeople]] were not invited. A large delegation of [[ghost]]s also attended, but left in disgust of what they later called "''the Council's unashamed emphasis on the needs of the living as opposed to the wishes of the dead''".<ref name="FBaWtFT" />
   
Also, due to the declining numbers of [[Golden Snitch|Golden Snidgets]], Clagg made them a protected species, and outlawed both their hunting, and their use in [[Quidditch]] matches. <ref>''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]'' - Chapter 4 (''The Arrival of the Golden Snitch'')</ref>
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Also, due to the declining numbers of [[Golden Snidget]]s, Clagg made them a protected species, and outlawed both their hunting, and their use in [[Quidditch]] matches. She founded the [[Modesty Rabnott Snidget Reservation]] in [[Somerset]], England, named in honour of [[Modesty Rabnott]]'s early efforts at protecting Snidgets.<ref name="QTA4">{{QTA|R|4}}</ref>
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
"Elfrida" is from the Old English name Ælfþryð meaning "elf strength" from the element ''ælf'' combined with ''þryð'' "strength". Ælfþryð was a 10th-century queen of England. This name was rare after the Norman conquest, but it was revived in the 19th century.
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"Elfrida" is from the Old English name Ælfþryð [http://d-k-e.euro.ru/elfsaga.htm meaning "elf strength"] from the element ''ælf'' combined with ''þryð'' "strength". Ælfþryð was a 10th-century queen of England. This name was rare after the Norman conquest, but it was revived in the 19th century.
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[[File:Elfrida_Clagg-03-chocFrogCard.png|thumb|Elfrida Clagg immortalised on a silver [[Chocolate Frog Card]]]]
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Latest revision as of 15:44, 17 December 2023

"Muldoon's successor, Madame Elfrida Clagg, attempted to redefine "beings" in the hope of creating closer ties with other magical creatures. 'Beings' she declared, were those who could speak the human tongue. All those who could make themselves understood to Council members were therefore invited to join the next meeting. Once again, however, there were problems."
Newt Scamander regarding Elfrida Clagg's classification of a being[src]

Chieftainess Elfrida Clagg (1612 - 1687) was a British witch and the Chieftainess of the Wizards' Council either in the fourteenth[4] or seventeenth century.[1] Either way, she was Burdock Muldoon's immediate successor of the post.[4]

Biography

Early life

Elfrida Clagg POA

Elfrida Clagg in her youth

It is debated whether Clagg was born in 1612 or about one or two centuries earlier. She presumably attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in her youth, like so many other witches of the British Isles.

As Chieftainess of the Wizards' Council

Elfrida Clagg Chocolate Frog Card HM

Elfrida Clagg depicted on her Chocolate Frog Card

Clagg was Burdock Muldoon's successor on the post of Chief of the Wizards' Council. Madame Clagg attempted to redefine the classification of Beings and Beasts by declaring that all those magical creatures that could speak the human tongue were Beings. However, this once more caused problems with the beings meeting as the Trolls were again classified as Beings and destroyed the meeting chamber, Jarveys were in attendance and tore as many Council members' ankles as they could, and the Centaurs boycotted the meeting as the Merpeople were not invited. A large delegation of ghosts also attended, but left in disgust of what they later called "the Council's unashamed emphasis on the needs of the living as opposed to the wishes of the dead".[4]

Also, due to the declining numbers of Golden Snidgets, Clagg made them a protected species, and outlawed both their hunting, and their use in Quidditch matches. She founded the Modesty Rabnott Snidget Reservation in Somerset, England, named in honour of Modesty Rabnott's early efforts at protecting Snidgets.[5]

Etymology

"Elfrida" is from the Old English name Ælfþryð meaning "elf strength" from the element ælf combined with þryð "strength". Ælfþryð was a 10th-century queen of England. This name was rare after the Norman conquest, but it was revived in the 19th century.

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Wiki
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