If also used as a weapon, it's a Broomstick Quarterstaff. Compare Sky Surfing, in which various flying objects are ridden on while standing: particularly daredevil witches may well do this on their brooms. Similar to the Magic Carpet, which is also a flying object but has unrelated origins and applications.įor the Speculative Fiction version see Rocket Ride. In these cases, however, it's likelier for the joke to be pushed further and to show the witch riding around on a vacuum cleaner even more recently, witches might be seen flying on roombas, as an ultra-modern broom. When they are, it'll often be as a joke on witches getting on with changing times. If two witches are shown together, the difference in how they sit on their brooms usually relates to a Tomboy and Girly Girl dynamic.Īppearance-wise, these broomsticks are almost always the old-fashioned kind made by tying bristles in a rough cone around the end of a long stick modern brooms are very rarely put to such uses. But if these difficulties are discussed at all, there will usually be a Hand Wave about how the same magic that causes the broom to fly also makes the experience more comfortable than it logically ought to be.Īt some point, witches were portrayed as riding the brooms side-saddle, similar to how women traditionally rode horseback. Prospective witches and warlocks should also try not to land wrong while sitting on their brooms either or you'll end up " Riding the Rail" if you know what I mean. Today's depictions most often put the head in the back, for sake of an aerodynamic appearance (and for similarity with an exhaust pipe or jet engine).Īs brooms aren't exactly designed to be ridden upon, riding one would require really good balance so as not to fall off, especially when really high up. In the original woodcuts, they've got the head or brush part in front, logical enough since the original witch's broom was a staff with a carved phallic end and the brush was tied on as a disguise.
According to The Other Wiki the idea of witches riding on brooms goes back to at least 1453. Sand is colour fast - does not stick or stain.Īll of our A6 sized pictures are available as packs to make them into a greetings card for that extra special, personalised touch.Ĭards are available in Red, Green, Black or White - Simply make your choice using the drop down menu.Brooms are the traditional flying mount of the Witch Classic (and many a contemporary).
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