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We can go back further to Mark Twain with Chapter 7 of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court titled "Merlin's Tower" https://www.gutenberg.org/files/86/86
by shagie 5y ago
We can go back further to Mark Twain with Chapter 7 of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court titled "Merlin's Tower" https://www.gutenberg.org/files/86/86-h/86-h.htm https://www.gutenberg.org/files/86/86-h/86-h.htm
I'd also point to the towers of ancient times being places where astronomy and astrology where practiced and the linkage between astrology, divination, and wizards.
- Aerroon 5y agoWizards are the scientists of fantasy worlds. They study the world to figure out how it works. An astronomy tower sounds quite useful to have. A single tower that you live in is also a castle.