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The word "wraith" is first attested in 1513, with the meaning of "ghost or spectre" (that is, an apparition of a living or once-living being, possibly as a portent of death). In 18th century Scotland it was applied to aquatic spirits. Over time, it came to be used in a metaphoric sense to refer to wraith-like things, and to portents in general. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Wraith may refer to: A Wraith, a ghostlike entity Wraith, colloquial name for the Defel, an alien race in Star Wars Wraith: The Oblivion, a role-playing game Wraith, a Terran starfighter in the game StarCraft Wraith, a hostile alien race in Stargate Atlantis Wraith, the Covenants main mortar... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... 1513 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Ghost (disambiguation). ... A spectre is a representation of something supernatural or frightening, usually imaginary. ... For other uses, see Omen (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Death (disambiguation), Dead (disambiguation), or Death (band). ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... This article is about the country. ...

The word may be of Scots origin, possibly through Old Norse vörðr, meaning "guardian" (cf. the Modern English cognates "ward" and "warden"), and related to^{[citation needed]} Irish arrach, meaning "apparition". An association with the verb "writhe" has also been claimed. Philologist and fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien held this view [1], and his use of the word in the naming of the creatures known as the Ringwraiths has influenced creators of fantasy and horror novels, television shows, and games, who use it with its meaning of a shadow-thing, a spirit of another world, or more generally a mysterious being to be feared. This article is about the Anglic language of Scotland. ... Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ... In Norse mythology, a vörðr (warden, watcher or caretaker) is a warden spirit, believed to follow from birth to death the soul (hugr) of every person. ... Look up Cf. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Cognates are words that have a common origin. ... Generally, an apparition is act or instance of appearing. ... NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH MUAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH I PUTTING #### LOADS OF NONSENSE ON THIS MUTHER ####### PAGE LMAOOOOO BASTARDS WILL SUFFER DIE ALL YOU FAGSSSSSSSSSSS BRITTENY P. HAS REVENGE ... Philology, etymologically, is the love of words. It is most accurately defined as an affinity toward the learning of the backgrounds as well as the current usages of spoken or written methods of human communication. The commonality of studied languages is more important than their origin or age (that is... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tolkien redirects here. ... For other uses, see Word (disambiguation). ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, the Nazgûl (from Black Speech Nazg (ring) and Gûl (wraith, spirit); Ringwraiths, sometimes written Ring-wraiths), also known as the Nine Riders or Black or Dark Riders (or simply the Nine), are evil servants of Sauron. ... “Horror story” redirects here. ... This article is about the literary concept. ... Shadows on pavement A shadow is a region of darkness where light is blocked. ... For other uses, see World (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fear (disambiguation). ...

The wraith is a being of power, controlled by a greater spirit to do the creatures will. These creatures are shadows, floating amongst our realm with no purpose but that of their masters. They feed on humans, their emotions and their own strength, without these they would cease to exist. Information considering their lesser known qualities is difficult to obtain. This article is about modern humans. ...

The classic depiction of a wraith is identical to the image of a tall, humanoid figure shrouded in a black cloak, under which no face can be seen, though a hand protrudes. The word "wraith" is also used in modern fiction to signify the shifting wraiths of T.A. Barron's book series The Lost Years of Merlin and the mortiwraiths of Wayne Thomas Batson's The Door Within Trilogy. Whereas the shifting wraith is a bestial, snake-like predator able to change itself into the form of any animal, albeit always having a feature uncharacteristic thereof, the mortiwraith is an anthropomorphically intelligent, gigantic, cave-dwelling, but also snake-like predator having creased, furry ears, poisonous blood, and many clawed legs whose quantity increases with the passage of every five years. The use of the word "wraith" for either of these is not explained by either author in the respective story. This article is about the color. ... Evening cloak or manteau, from Costume Parisien, 1823 A cloak is a type of loose garment that is worn over indoor clothing and serves the same purpose as an overcoat—it protects the wearer from the cold, rain or wind for example, or it may form part of a fashionable... For other uses, see Face (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Hand (disambiguation). ... The Lost Years of Merlin is a work of childrens literature by T.A. Barron, published by Ace. ... The Door Within Trilogy is a set of three books written by American author Wayne Thomas Batson describing the adventures of teenager Aidan Thomas through the Realm, a world correlated to ours. ... For other uses, see Snake (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Cave (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fur (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Ear (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Poison (disambiguation). ... Human blood smear: a - erythrocytes; b - neutrophil; c - eosinophil; d - lymphocyte. ... Cat claw A claw is a curved pointed appendage, found at the end of a toe or finger or, in arthropods, of the tarsus. ... Diagram of an insect leg A leg is the part of an animals body that supports the rest of the animal above the ground and is used for locomotion. ... 5 (five) is the natural number following 4 and preceding 6. ... A year (from Old English gēr) is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ...

In European pagan beliefs, the wraith is seen as a spirit of vengeance. They are said to be ghostly figures with long, sharp fingers. Wraiths are considered rare amongst the spirit realm, for they consist of pure revenge; yet not all wraiths will be truly vengeful, in that some are merely enraged to the extent of destroying anything they encounter. Pagan may refer to: A believer in Paganism or Neopaganism Bagan, a city in Myanmar also known as Pagan Pagan (album), the 6th album by Celtic metal band Cruachan Pagan Island, of the Northern Mariana Islands Pagan Lorn, a metal band from Luxembourg, Europe (1994-1998) Pagans Mind, is... The English word spirit comes from the Latin spiritus (breath). // The English word spirit comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning breath (compare spiritus asper), but also soul, courage, vigor, ultimately from a PIE root *(s)peis- (to blow). In the Vulgate, the Latin word translates Greek (πνευμα), pneuma (Hebrew (רוח) ruah), as... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In a local legend of Cornwall, the Polbreen Mine is said to be haunted by a wraith named Dorcas. For other uses, see Legend (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation). ... This article is about mineral extractions. ...

In other corners of the world, the wraith is considered to be the reflected image of a person, seen immeditately before death. This side is supported by the elders' stories.

A wraith is also described as an image seen just before one dies, like a premonition.

Wraiths in science fiction and fantasy

In The Elder Scrolls : Oblivion wraith are undead spirits of evil fallen soldiers.

The Wraith which appear in the Stargate Atlantis TV series are, much like the wraiths seen in other fantasy media, depicted to "feed" on the very essence of humans and have the ability to age them rapidly. In the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis, the Wraith are the original antagonistic alien species, first introduced in the pilot episode Rising. In the early seasons of the show they dominated the Pegasus Galaxy, the shows setting, and were an almost unstoppable and fatal threat. ... Stargate Atlantis (often abbreviated as SGA) is an American-Canadian science fiction television program, part of the Stargate franchise owned by MGM. Developed by longtime SG-1 producers Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, it is a spin-off from the television series Stargate SG-1. ...

The Wraith is a Covenant tank in Halo, Halo 2 and Halo 3. The Covenant is a fictional militaristic and theocratic alliance of alien races who serve as the main antagonist body of the Halo science-fiction video game series. ... Halo: Combat Evolved, or simply Halo, is a video game in the first-person shooter (FPS) genre, created by the Microsoft-owned Bungie Studios. ... This article is about the video game. ... For the Nine Inch Nails release, see Head Like a Hole. ...

Wraith: The Oblivion is a role playing game published by White Wolf Game Studios in which players may play the roles of fictional, long-dead wraiths in the Underworld, which exists parallel to the living world of mankind. This articles content is specific to the fictional setting known as the World of Darkness. ... This article is about traditional role-playing games. ... White Wolf, Inc. ...

The movie The Wraith. The Wraith is a 1986 action/science fiction film, directed and written by Mike Marvin. ...

The CF/A-17 Wraith is a Terran space superiority fighter in the popular computer game StarCraft. It is armed with Gemini Air-to-Air Missiles and a 25mm burst laser for ground attacks. Newer CF/A-17G Wraiths feature a built-in cloaking field. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... This article is about the idea of space. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... “Starcraft” redirects here. ... Gemini may refer to In astronomy: Gemini (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac Gemini (astrology), the astrological sign Project Gemini, the second US manned spaceflight program Gemini Observatory, northern and southern hemisphere twin large telescopes In film and television: Gemini (2002 film), a Tamil film starring Vikram and... A missile (British English: miss-isle; U.S. English: missl) is, in general, a projectile—that is, something thrown or otherwise propelled. ... For other uses, see Laser (disambiguation). ... A Klingon Bird of Prey from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country fires while using a cloaking device In several science fiction universes, a cloaking device is an advanced stealth system which causes a spaceship or individual to be invisible and extremely difficult to detect with normal sensors. ...

J.K. Rowling's Dementors can be considered wraiths, as they conform to the popular description of a shrouded being without a face, with long corpse-like hands that glisten like rotted flesh. These beings feed on living emotion, draining every last ounce of happiness from a person. They are able to suck the very soul of a person through the "Dementor's kiss," wherein the dementor pulls the person's soul seemingly out through his mouth. In the first several books of the series, these creatures guard the wizard prison Azkaban, but later go on to join forces with the Dark Lord Voldemort. In the fictional Harry Potter books, a Dementor is a soul-sucking fiend who guards the wizard prison, Azkaban. ...

The Japanese film Spirited Away features a masked, wraithlike figure of ambiguous origin and history, appropriately called No Face. At first he appears meek and compassionate, but when exposed to the activity in the public bathhouse, filled with greedy individuals, he becomes a monster who does nothing but consume. No Face's wearing of a mask reflects on his lack of any personality, and thus, like the wraith of popular mythology, he 'feeds' on the emotions and personalities of those around him, inheriting their characteristics (and even their voices - he swallows three of the bathhouse people and talks with their voices, for No Face has no voice of his own, save for odd little 'ah' noises). Spirited Away , lit. ... For other uses, see Mask (disambiguation). ... This article is about the study of the past in human terms. ... No Face Records is a small British independent record label heavy metal-oriented record label. ... Compassion is best described as an understanding of the emotional state of another; not to be confused with empathy. ... For other uses, see Greed (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Mythology (disambiguation). ...

The Nazgûl or Black Riders in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings are also called "Ringwraiths", though they are not ghosts or even dead at the beginning of the story. However, they are creatures that were created from the greed of the humans that they used to be, and it was this greed that made the Ringwraiths what they are; their greed had a detrimental effect on the old kings of men, corrupting them into the Ringwraiths. In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, the Nazgûl (from Black Speech Nazg (ring) and Gûl (wraith, spirit); Ringwraiths, sometimes written Ring-wraiths), also known as the Nine Riders or Black or Dark Riders (or simply the Nine), are evil servants of Sauron. ... This article is about the novel. ...

In the PS2 game 'Primal', two of the main foe's are Raum and his wife Empusa, who are of Wraith-race. Also the main character, Jen, can transform into a Wraith.

Wraith Squadron in the Star Wars Expanded Universe Wraith Squadron is a fictional elite X-wing starfighter squadron in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ... Splinter of the Minds Eye, 1978 The Star Wars Expanded Universe (also known as the EU) encompasses all of the officially licensed, fictional background of the Star Wars universe, outside of the six feature films produced by George Lucas. ...

In the Gamecube game Pikmin 2, there is a boss, named the Waterwraith that resembles a wraith formed from water. It travels on two stone cylinders like a steamroller. The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the 128-bit era; the same generation as Segas Dreamcast, Sonys PlayStation 2, and Microsofts Xbox. ... Pikmin 2 ) is a real-time strategy video game developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube. ...

In Soul Sabre, an uncommon PC game released out of Denmark in 1999, the enemies of the game are referred to as Wraiths, but are actually artifical humans created in a laboratory.

Raziel (Legacy of Kain) is a wraith. As he was resurrected by the Elder God he would defy him. It seemed unbound creatures had free will. Wraiths in this series are the souls of vampires trapped in the inmaterial realm for so long they have adapted to drain the essence of other souls Raziel in his wraith form. ... The Elder God is a video game character in the Legacy of Kain series. ...

In Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, the prince puts on the Mask of the Wraith to become the sand-wraith, a doppelganger that grants the Prince unlimited use of the Sands of Time but slowly drains his life away, again conforming to the idea of wraith taking other's power. Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Categories: Computer and video game stubs | 2004 computer and video games | Game Boy Advance games | GameCube games | PlayStation 2 games | Windows games | Xbox games | Ubisoft Entertainment games | Action-adventure games ...

In the Warhammer Fantasy Battle wargame, Wraiths are Hero-level characters in the Vampire Counts army, appearing like shrouded skeletons armed with scythes.

Wraiths are a mid-level enemy in the MMORPG MapleStory. This article is about the original game for Windows. ...

In Heroes of Might and Magic V, the Necropolis faction can recruit wraiths, which are the upgraded form of the Wight, and appear as floating cloaked figures, with glowing blue light emanating from under their hoods, wielding scythes. Their upgraded form is the banshee. Heroes of Might and Magic V (sometimes referred to as Heroes V or HoMM5) is the fifth installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic computer game series. ...