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'''[[Lich]]''', in fantasy fiction, is a type of undead creature. |
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'''Lich''' was originally an Anglo-Saxon or Middle English word meaning [[body]], [[corpse]], or [[cadaver]]. It survives in such terms as [[lychgate]], the traditional roofed gatehouse of British churchyards, where the deceased (and the pallbearers) rested before the burial service. |
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*[[Lich (pulsar)]] or PSR B1257+12, a pulsar and star system in the constellation Virgo |
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In the fantasy roleplaying game [[Dungeons and Dragons]], a '''[[lich]]''' is a kind of undead sorcerer. The usage has spread to other roleplaying and computer games and to fantasy fiction in general. The old German sotires also tell of a monster called ''leiche'', which is described as a man that returned from the grave, adept in black magic that has it's soul stored in a needle that is inside an egg, which is inside a duck, which is inside a chest, which is inside a vault, which is buried under a great oak in a tower at the middle of the Sea. |
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* [[Tamara Lich]], Canadian political activist |
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===Characters=== |
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*The Lich, a fictional character, the titular character from the eponymous episode "[[The Lich]]" of the animated TV show ''Adventure Time'' |
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*"[[The Lich]]", a 2012 episode of the TV series ''Adventure Time'' |
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*Lich, a recurring summon and boss in [[Final Fantasy]] |
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{{Canned search|Lich}} |
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*[[Lychgate]] |
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*[[List of liches]] |
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*''[[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King]]'' |
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*[[Lich King]] |
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*[[Demilich (disambiguation)]] |
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*[[Lichfield (disambiguation)]] |
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*[[Litchfield (disambiguation)]] |
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*[[Litch (disambiguation)]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:57, 8 February 2023
Lich, in fantasy fiction, is a type of undead creature.
Lich may also refer to:
Places[edit]
- Lich, Hesse, a town in Hesse, Germany
- Long Island College Hospital (LICH), Brooklyn, New York, US
- Lich (pulsar) or PSR B1257+12, a pulsar and star system in the constellation Virgo
People[edit]
- Tamara Lich, Canadian political activist
Characters[edit]
- Lich (Dungeons & Dragons), the original application of the term for undead sorcerers
- Lich (comics), a Marvel Comics character
- The Lich, a fictional character, the titular character from the eponymous episode "The Lich" of the animated TV show Adventure Time
Other uses[edit]
- "The Lich", a 2012 episode of the TV series Adventure Time
See also[edit]
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