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'''Hereward''' was a [[Wizards|wizard]] who mastered the [[Elder Wand]] after killing his [[Godelot|father]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 21 (''The Tale of the Three Brothers'')</ref> He succeeded at this by locking him in his own cellar, after stealing [[Elder Wand|his wand]].<ref>''[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)]]'' - ''Albus Dumbledore on "''The Tale of the Three Brothers''"''</ref>
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'''Hereward''' was a [[Wizardkind|wizard]] who mastered the [[Elder Wand]] after killing his own [[Godelot|father]] to acquire it.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 21 (''The Tale of the Three Brothers'')</ref> He succeeded in doing this by locking him in his own cellar to die, after stealing [[Elder Wand|his wand]].<ref>''[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)]]'' - ''Albus Dumbledore on "''The Tale of the Three Brothers''"''</ref>
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The name "Hereward" is derived from the Old English elements ''here'' "army" and ''weard'' "guard", from which the magial kind of "ward" (as a protection) is also derived. This was the name of an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon leader who rebelled against Norman rule.
   
 
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Revision as of 05:24, 19 December 2015

Hereward was a wizard who mastered the Elder Wand after killing his own father to acquire it.[2] He succeeded in doing this by locking him in his own cellar to die, after stealing his wand.[3]

Etymology

The name "Hereward" is derived from the Old English elements here "army" and weard "guard", from which the magial kind of "ward" (as a protection) is also derived. This was the name of an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon leader who rebelled against Norman rule.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. It is most likely that he owned another wand before the Elder Wand.
  2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 21 (The Tale of the Three Brothers)
  3. The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real) - Albus Dumbledore on "The Tale of the Three Brothers"
Known owners of the Deathly Hallows
Hallows
Elder Wand
Death (manufacturer) · Antioch Peverell · Antioch Peverell's killer · Emeric the Evil · Egbert the Egregious · Godelot · Hereward · Barnabas Deverill · Loxias · Arcus or Livius · Mykew Gregorovitch · Gellert Grindelwald · Albus Dumbledore · Draco Malfoy (master only) · Tom Riddle (owner only) · Harry Potter · (Interred)
Resurrection Stone
Death (manufacturer) · Cadmus Peverell · (generations of Gaunts) · Marvolo Gaunt · Morfin Gaunt · Tom Riddle · Albus Dumbledore · Harry Potter · (Lost)
Cloak of Invisibility
Death (manufacturer) · Ignotus Peverell · Ignotus Peverell's son · Iolanthe Potter · (generations of Potters) · Henry Potter · Fleamont Potter · James Potter I · Albus Dumbledore (owner only) · Harry Potter · James Potter II · Albus Potter