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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>
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'''Malecrit''' was a French [[Wizardkind|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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==Etymology==
==Behind the scenes==
 
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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"Malecrit" presumably derives from the French "''mal écrit''," which means "''poorly written''". Interestingly, the name was translated into French as "Forbien Narré" (pronounced "''fort bien narré'', which means "''well narrated''").
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]''
 
*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]''
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*''[[Wonderbook: Book of Spells]]'' {{Mention}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
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Revision as of 14:14, 2 February 2014

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". Interestingly, the name was translated into French as "Forbien Narré" (pronounced "fort bien narré, which means "well narrated").

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. Quidditch Through the Ages (real) - Chapter 8 (The Spread of Quidditch Worldwide)