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'''Malecrit''' was a French [[Wizards|wizard]] who lived in the early [[1400s]]. A playwright, Malecrit wrote the, ''[[Hélas, Je me suis Transfiguré Les Pieds]]'', a play which included a reference to the game of [[Quidditch]], showing that the game had spread to [[France]] by the early [[1400s]]. <ref>''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]'' - Chapter 8 (''The Spread of Quidditch Worldwide'')</ref> |
'''Malecrit''' was a French [[Wizards|wizard]] who lived in the early [[1400s]]. A playwright, Malecrit wrote the, ''[[Hélas, Je me suis Transfiguré Les Pieds]]'', a play which included a reference to the game of [[Quidditch]], showing that the game had spread to [[France]] by the early [[1400s]]. <ref>''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]'' - Chapter 8 (''The Spread of Quidditch Worldwide'')</ref> |
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Malecrit presumably derives from the french "''mal écrit''," which means "''poorly written''." Malecrit's name was translated into Swedish as "Skrivilla," which literally means "write poorly." |
Malecrit presumably derives from the french "''mal écrit''," which means "''poorly written''." Malecrit's name was translated into Swedish as "Skrivilla," which literally means "write poorly." |
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Revision as of 21:07, 12 February 2011
Malecrit was a French wizard who lived in the early 1400s. A playwright, Malecrit wrote the, Hélas, Je me suis Transfiguré Les Pieds, a play which included a reference to the game of Quidditch, showing that the game had spread to France by the early 1400s. [1]
Etymology
Malecrit presumably derives from the french "mal écrit," which means "poorly written." Malecrit's name was translated into Swedish as "Skrivilla," which literally means "write poorly."
Appearances
Notes and references
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real) - Chapter 8 (The Spread of Quidditch Worldwide)