The witchcraft apprentice is a concept steeped in ancient lore and mysticism. It refers to an individual who seeks to learn and practice the art of witchcraft under the guidance of a seasoned witch or witch practitioner. This apprenticeship is often considered an essential step in becoming a proficient witch. The role of the witchcraft apprentice varies across different cultures and traditions. In some cases, the apprentice may be a young person who possesses a natural affinity for magic and shows a keen interest in learning the craft. They seek out a mentor who can teach them the secrets and rituals associated with witchcraft.

Film / The Last Witch Hunter

The Last Witch Hunter is a 2015 fantasy action film. It stars Vin Diesel as the main character, accompanied by Rose Leslie, Michael Caine, and Elijah Wood as his sidekicks.

Unknowingly, mankind shares Earth with witches, descendants of an ancient race gifted with powerful magic. Eight hundred years ago, one of them, the Witch Queen, decided to end this coexistence and exterminate mankind via a deadly disease — the Black Death. While witch hunter Kaulder (Diesel) defeated her and stopped her from spreading her plague across humanity, before her death the Queen cursed Kaulder with immortality, forcing him to never find peace from the death of his wife and child.

In the present day, Kaulder's an agent of Axe and Cross, an organization making sure that the witches will never pose the same threat the Queen did. An investigation into the death of his Secret-Keeper (Caine) leads him to discover that a new evil threatens to bring the Witch Queen back, forcing Kaulder to join forces with the young witch Chloe (Leslie) to try and stop it.

They seek out a mentor who can teach them the secrets and rituals associated with witchcraft. In other instances, the apprentice may be chosen by a master witch who recognizes their potential and invites them into their tutelage. The apprenticeship itself often involves a combination of theoretical and practical learning.

This film contains examples of:

• The Ace: Even as a mere mortal, Kaulder was a cut above his fellows in the Order, who got slaughtered like sheep when they faced the Witch Queen in the past. In the present he's an unstoppable force with centuries of experience and Complete Immortality to back it up. Witches pretty much don't have a prayer against him in a straight fight; unfortunately, dirty tricks are the specialty of any evil witch worth their salt.
• Achilles' Heel: Kaulder may be completely immortal, but he's still perfectly vulnerable to mental attacks. When he's forcefully pulled out of a memory potion, he's left dazed and hallucinating so badly that Belial just goes about his business while Kaulder tries to choke Chloe to death thinking she's the Witch Queen. Later, Danique is able to trap him in a Lotus-Eater Machine that Chloe has to use her Dream Walker powers to break .
• Action Girl: The Witch Queen is perfectly willing to throw down hand-to-hand if need be. There's also Chloe, who despite being a simple bartender at first glance proves to be much more than Kaulder thinks of her.
• Alchemy Is Magic: Witches can make a variety of potions.
  • There's a love potion, which is implied to be more of an aphrodisiac.
  • A Memory potion induces flashbacks.
  • There's a similar one which can induce Lotus-Eater Machine.
  • When Belial attacks Kaulder, Chloe rescues him with a Dispel Magic potion.
  • And Max's butterflies have some unknown effects when applied to sweets.
  • The Witch Queen - bringing her back is the point of the plot.
  • 36th Dolan , although he wasn't so much dead as he was cursed.
  • Bilingual Bonus: "Hexe" (Hexenbane) means "witch" in German.
  • Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: The 37th Dolan seems like a Nice Guy and Kaulder fanboy who's a bit in over his head. The truth is he's a treacherous sycophant to The Witch Queen, and his reasons for betraying humanity and Kaulder are rather petty and pathetic.
  • Black Magic: General term for non-elemental magic, meaning one that uses bones of the dead, graveyard earth, poisons and blood to do its job, while having no non-hurtful effects.
  • Blind Black Guy: Max, a black warlock selling charm butterflies to bakeries and patisseries, is blind, though he seems to have little trouble functioning in society.
  • Blinded by the Light:
    • When Belial overloads the lightbulbs in Chloe's house, she's at first blinded by the sudden brightness.
    • In his last fight against the Witch Queen, Kaulder uses improvised flashbangs to knock the Witch Queen off balance twice, each time getting the upper hand for a short while.
    • At one point, Kaulder breaks all the bones in his hand to get free from a handcuff. The sickening angles his fingers end in are bad enough, but when the camera lingers on them as his Healing Factor sets in, we get to see a close-up of bones that move in a manner that shouldn't be possible, accompanied by sickening crunches.
    • When Chloe breaks Danique's youth charm, the young skin falls off the sorceress in huge, dry patches, revealing her elderly face underneath.
    • When Max is sacrificed to bring the Witch Queen back, the transformation ends with the Witch Queen bursting out of Max's skin.

    Witch Queen: You cling to your pathetic life and for what reason?! Those closest to you betray you, and those you claim to protect don't even know your name!

    • Glaeser's bug, used to control the Prison Sentry, later returns to activate the Sentry when Ellic is pulled out of the jail so he can be assassinated .
    • Hexenbane, Kaulder's sword in the flashbacks, comes back for the final battle.
    • The Witch Queen's heart is later used to revive her.
    • The latest of the many notebooks is where 36th Dolan leaves his final message.
    • The three weather runes Kaulder confiscates at the start of "present day" part of the movie come back when he uses them to distract the Queen .
      • For that matter, his question whether the witch put them in water. We later see just why you should keep weather runes in dry places.
      • Ellic, the Fall Guy of Belial's, turns out to be the weak link Chloe has to break to stop the spell .
      • Max, the blind warlock to whom Kaulder comes for information, is sacrificed by Belial to bring the Queen back .
      • Miranda, a herbalist and one of Chloe's waitresses, is set up as one, but ultimately subverted, as Belial reaches her and her shop before the heroes can .
      • Kaulder's "curse" is a textbook variation - the Witch Queen invoked Who Wants to Live Forever? to break him, and instead he became her kind's greatest prosecutor. It starts to make more more sense once it's revealed that she used him to store the immortality for her resurrection.
      • Chloe's ability is very powerful, and very dangerous.
      • Axe and Cross keeps one for Kaulder without his knowledge. His eternal life is dependent on the continuous existence of the Witch Queen's heart. That's why they didn't destroy it.
      • Chloe hides her Dream Walker gift, as it's considered to be a Dark Magic skill, and she once inadvertently hurt her little brother with it.
      • Belial uses it to bring Kaulder back from the memory potion trance.
      • Chloe uses it to save him from Belial's nightmare.
      Oh, Crap! Shop's closed, Max!
      • Dolans seem to have no name besides "[number]th Dolan". They forsake their names when they take on the title.
      • The queen of witches is simply the Witch Queen. It's implied she predates tradition of individual names.
      • He has many flashbacks to the war against the Witch Queen.
      • After 37th Dolan's swearing-in for his position, Kaulder tells him of how he remembers the time when the church the ceremony took place in had been built.
      • A subtle one, but the archive in Axe and Cross' headquarters is filled with dozens of books of the same kind 36th Dolan uses to write down Kaulder's history.
      • At the start of present day section of the film, 36th Dolan's narration tells about the witches' current status in the world.
      • Before giving him the memory potion, Chloe outlines the rules about its effects, among them Your Mind Makes It Real. Lampshaded when Kaulder points out that he knows this already, only for her to tell him that her insurance company requires the speech of her.
      • Close to the start of the movie, Kaulder says that a witch's curse is broken when the witch who cast it is killed. Watchful viewer may note that despite the Witch Queen dying in the prologue, Kaulder continues to be immortal, meaning she's not truly dead.
      • The fashion show at Danique's place has a tree theme, just like the Witch Queen. Predictably, Danique is not Kaulder's friend in this endeavor.
      • Early on, Kaulder confirms with The 37th Dolan that he indeed talked to The 36th Dolan alive and well the night he was attacked. It is heavily implied the former was the actual assailant.
      • Flashback!Kaulder sports one reminiscent of that worn by Ragnar from Vikings.
      • Belial, who can keep up with Kaulder most of the time, sports a giant Viking beard.

      Witch Queen: You breed like rats. You put stone on top of stone and then live in your own filth! You are trespassers on our world. This is why I created the plague. it's why every one of you must perish!

      Chloe becomes one by the end of the movie. She even lampshades it nonchalantly:
      Chloe: Why can't a witch be a witch hunter?
      • Belial also gets this fate, courtesy of a throwing knife in the throat.
      • Belial killing Miranda. With his power level, he could take what he wanted and leave, he had no use in hiding his identity anymore, and she was nowhere near powerful enough to pose any sort of threat for him. He murders her just to taunt Kaulder about it on the phone.
      • Earlier than that, the Witch Queen cursed Kaulder with immortality out of spite for stopping her from killing humanity.
      • Ultimately, the hunters in the prologue destroy the Plague Tree by burning it down.
      • Invoked in Axe and Cross' Badass Boast, "By Iron and Fire".
      • Kaulder opens the last round of his fight against the Witch Queen by plunging the weather runes he'd collected earlier into a pool of water , producing a truly impressive flash.
      • Light seems to be somewhat anathema to Black Magic in general - Belial's tree teleporter only works in shadows and when Kaulder uses his improvised flashbangs, the Witch Queen seems more than just blinded.
      • Axe and Cross enforces this on witches, because if their powers were to be left unchecked, there'd soon be some wannabe Witch Queen aiming to take over the world again.
      • Kaulder's real age and immortality are naturally concealed with an assumed identity. The evident increasing difficulty of maintaining that cover in the digital age is lampshaded by 37th Dolan.
      • They never once told Kaulder that the Witch Queen's heart is still not destroyed, as it's the only thing keeping him alive. Had they, he'd be wary of anyone who may want to come and steal it.
      • The above is bad enough, but not telling him about it after the heart's been stolen is pure idiocy. If only he knew what to search for, he could probably avoid the entire resurrection . However, the latter might be justified: considering that the 37th Dolan is actually on the Witch Queen's side, and he's the only member of the order we see Kaulder interact with, it's just as likely that he did it on purpose so that Kaulder would not have avoided the resurrection.
      • Then there's a matter of dealing with the witches. While arresting them instead of destroying is humanitarian and commendable, it creates a coven of the most powerful witches for the Queen to use in her spell.
      • Belial's death lifts the curse he's put on 36th Dolan .
      • The Plague Flies all drop dead when the Witch Queen is killed.

      "Witches live among us in secret. Their magic passed down from an ancient race, diluted, half-forgotten, but dangerously powerful."

      Bronwyn: You gonna turn me over to the Witch Council? Kaulder: No. Bronwyn: [afraid] You're gonna kill me? Kaulder: [surprised] Kill you? I'm trying to stop you from killing yourself. Enjoy New York. Witch Queen: I've taken this world back! Kaulder: Not yet. Kaulder: You know the benefit of eternal life? I get to kill you twice.
      • Chloe is a Dream Walker, possessing a skill that's considered to be part of Black Magic.
      • Kaulder will live only as long as the Witch Queen's heart keeps beating.
      • Kaulder's immortality is not a curse, but part of the Queen's plan to bring herself back to life. She takes it back to finish her resurrection.
      • 37th Dolan serves the Witch Queen, because Kaulder killed his parents.
      Witch Queen: Clay cannot be turned into gold. Without magic, you're just a human.
      • Wainscot Society shenaningans? Danique now holds a grudge against Chloe.
      • Bringing in something bigger and badder? Chloe tells Kaulder that she saw some "greater darkness" hiding and waiting unitl the witch hunter is gone to reveal itself.
      • Here We Go Again! plot? Witch Queen's heart is hidden in Kaulder's armory. Safely. for now.
      • Broken Masquerade? It's hard to cover up completely whole story with The Swarm and Plague Tree growing in minutes in center of New-York, plus it might give ideas to someone else.
      • When Chloe rants at Kaulder about popular opinion of witches, she talks about how most people see them. The description she gives is pretty clearly that of the Wicked Witch of the West.
      • The Your Mind Makes It Real aspect of memory potions, complete with the position Kaulder takes when it starts to take effect, are pretty reminiscent of The Matrix.
      • He notices that there's something sketchy about 36th Dolan's supposedly-peaceful demise when he notes that the man has died on the same night he has retired, which isn't something that usually happens.
      • The illusion at Dolan's house is shaken when he notices a dead fly on the floor, lying there despite the house and windows being closed all the time, and it shatters completely when he notices it's a Plague Fly, a sure sign of dark magic.
      • He realizes that Ellic isn't the only person involved in 36th Dolan's murder when he notes that such a low-level warlock shouldn't be able to perform shapeshifting, which he hasn't seen in 800 years.
      • Bronwyn, the teenage witch at the beginning: she carelessly crammed weather-altering runes into her bag together, creating a thunderstorm that nearly brings down the plane she was on. Luckily Kaulder was there to avert a disaster.

      The Last Witch Hunter Feature – Top 10 Most Memorable Swords In Film

      The new fantasy adventure film The Last Witch Hunter, starring Vin Diesel, opens in Irish cinemas on October 21 st . Vin Diesel is Kaulder, The Last Witch Hunter – the only one of his kind remaining and the only thing standing between humanity and its destruction at the hands of the evil witches that secretly live amongst us. Kaulder’s weapon used to kill witches is a monumental sword of fire which takes flames when about to attack witches. The sword has long been a major feature of key moments in cinematic history, so we thought this was a good opportunity to take a look back at some of the best examples of epic swords in film history.

      Kaulder’s sword of flames: The Last Witch Hunter (2015)

      The thoroughly original fantasy adventure, The Last Witch Hunter propels audiences into a complex mythological universe packed with intense battles, unthinkable treachery and unforgettable characters. Set in a world never before seen on screen, the story spans over 800 years of one man’s quest to keep an army of vicious supernatural creatures determined to wipe out humanity at bay. Global action hero Vin Diesel produces and stars as Kaulder, the centuries-old guardian of the human world who has lost his family, friends and perhaps even his hope in the battle against the dark forces, where he uses a sword of flames to kill his prey – the witches.

      Excalibur – Excalibur (1981)

      Excalibur, the dramatic sword and sorcery film directed, produced and co-written by John Boorman, retells the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. The film is named after the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Great Britain. Shot entirely on location in Ireland and employing Irish actors and crew, the film has been acknowledged for its importance to the Irish filmmaking industry and for helping launch the film careers of Neeson, as well as Gabriel Byrne, Neil Jordan and Ciarán Hinds.

      Andúril – Lord of the Rings

      While not possessing any magical powers, Andúril “The Flame of the West” is one of the most famous swords in fantasy fiction–if only because it was the sword of Aragorn. Originally wielded by Aragorn’s ancestor Elendil, Narsil was broken when Elendil first defeated Sauron. Elendil’s son used the shards of the sword to cut the One Ring from Sauron’s hand. Thousands of years later, it was reforged by the Elves into Andúril and given to Aragorn, who used it throughout the War of the Ring. In the films, Elrond gives the sword to Aragorn much later, in Return of the King.

      The Bride’s Hattori Hanzo Sword – Kill Bill

      Quentin Tarantino is well known for making references to obscure films and TV shows and Hattori Hanzo is no different. A historical figure famed for his skills as a Ninja, Hattori Hanzo became the subject for a series of martial arts films starring Sonny Chiba. These films have seen little attention outside of Japan however, Tarantino has certainly seen them and decided to cast Chiba in his ode to the martial arts genre, Kill Bill. In Kill Bill Hanzo is a master sword maker and crafts a blade of unrivalled quality for The Bride. Many characters in Kill Bill have a Hanzo sword but the master himself credits The Bride’s blade as his finest work. An emblem for The Bride (Uma Thurman) and her vengeance streak, this sword takes out an entire fleet of Yakuza.

      Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber – Star Wars

      Designed as much for elegance in combat as for ceremony, the lightsaber, also referred to as the “laser sword”, was a distinctive weapon, the very image of which was inextricably bound with the mythos of the Jedi Order and their polar opposites, the Sith. It was throughout the film series to cut through blast doors or enemies alike while also becaming synonymous with the Jedi Order’s values to uphold peace and justice throughout the galaxy.

      After dropping his blue lightsaber (along with a hand) in The Empire Strikes Back, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) builds his own green lightsaber. By building his own lightsaber, Luke accomplished what is known as the “Lightsaber Creation Trial,” one of the final trials in the long list of trials needed to become a Jedi. The distinctive sound of the lightsaber has gone on to accompany millions of childhood stick fights worldwide.

      Godric Gryffindor’s Sword – Harry Potter

      Said to appear whenever a true Gryffindor needed it, the sword of Godric Gryffindor plays a key role in the Harry Potter saga. Forged by goblins and enhanced by the blood of a basilisk, the sword was one of the only things that could destroy a Horcrux. It also had a tendency to pop out of the Sorting Hat, and does so for both Harry and Neville Longbottom in their hour of greatest need. It is first pulled out by Harry Potter in Chamber of Secrets and then by Neville Longbottom in the Deathly Hallows and used to kill the last horcrux – Nagini the snake. The sword absorbs any substance that will strengthen it; for example, if immersed in poison, it gains the ability to poison its target, and rejects any substance that would damage or tarnish it.

      The Claymore – Braveheart (1995)

      The Claymore was a Scottish variant of the English Longsword, slightly smaller in size yet, still a very large two handed sword. Legend has it that William Wallace, the legendary Scottish warlord portrayed by Mel Gibson in the 1995 movie, used human skin for his sword’s scabbard, hilt, and belt. The flesh’s donor was said to have been Hugh de Cressingham, treasurer of Scotland, whom Wallace had flayed after defeating him in the battle of Stirling Bridge. Due to Mel Gibson’s short stature the Claymore is towering and almost comical.

      The Darth Maul’s Double-Bladed Lightsaber – Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999)

      Darth Maul, the short-lived villain from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, became a standout fan favourite because of his appearance and acrobatic lightsaber moves. He wielded a red double-bladed lightsaber on countless missions for his master, Darth Sidious. With it he embarked on missions to kill Jedi and to eliminate enemies. After it was cut in half in 32 BBY, it became a single-bladed lightsaber.

      The Atlantean Sword – Conan the Barbarian (1982)
      The Atlantean Sword (as it’s referred to on the film’s soundtrack) from Conan the Barbarian is one of the most iconic weapons in fantasy cinema. It was designed by Ron Cobb, who also contributed designs to Star Wars, Alien/Aliens, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Total Recall. The sword was not only Conan’s signature weapon in the first film and its forgettable sequel, Conan the Destroyer, but the Governator himself kept the prop sword — which was actually a usable weapon — in his office.

      Three-bladed Sword – The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)

      Set in mythical medieval times, this sometimes violent and gory adventure tells the tale of a mercenary with a three-bladed sword who rediscovers his royal heritage when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant, and a powerful sorcerer, in conquering the land. A cult classic, this ‘80’s fantasy flick even spawned a short-lived production line of three-bladed plastic swords in resemblance to Talon’s.

      The Last Witch Hunter is now in Irish cinemas.

      Watch Vin Diesel and His Sword of Fire in ‘The Last Witch Hunter’ Trailer

      Michael Caine and Elijah Wood also star in the supernatural action film.

      Ryan Gajewski

      Senior Entertainment Reporter

      April 29, 2015 5:51pm
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      Vin Diesel is not a fan of the dark arts in the first trailer for The Last Witch Hunter.

      The supernatural action film stars Diesel as Kaulder , an immortal witch hunter who must team with a witch to save New York City from its nefarious covens.

      The trailer shows Kaulder gearing up for the battle by grabbing a number of weapons, including an extremely menacing sword of fire.

      Director Breck Eisner ‘s film also stars Michael Caine , Rose Leslie and Elijah Wood. Cory Goodman‘s screenplay made the 2010 Black List.

      Lionsgate will release the film through its Summit Entertainment banner on Oct. 23. The trailer can be seen below.

      Vin Diesel On His Flaming Sword Scene In ‘The Last Witch Hunter’: ‘It Was Practical’

      Based on nothing but the trailers and commercials for the film, the upcoming Vin Diesel project The Last Witch Hunter should, at the very least, answer two questions fans of the Fast & Furious franchise have been asking for seven films now: One, what if Vin Diesel had a big hilarious beard? And two, what if Vin Diesel had a flaming sword?

      But even as useful as that information will be (very), it still doesn’t get us any closer to actually understanding this new movie. Luckily, Diesel sat down with io9 recently to discuss how Tolkien’s work influenced both his theories on death and the arc of his character in the fil-… nope. Can’t do it. Just tell me more about the flaming sword.

      But none of those actors put their lives on the line for the film like Diesel did. He put a tank of propane on his back to wield his character’s flaming sword.

      Yes. More. Tell me more flaming-sword things.

      “Was it dangerous? Yeah. Was a propane tank strapped to my back? Yeah. All right, did we have eight firemen off to the side with fire extinguishers? Yes. But it was practical. And there was some cool value to that,” Diesel said.

      Good God, what a quote. Go back and re-read it again, but this time, really trace the journey. Vin Diesel openly admitted to strapping a propane tank to his back and having been surrounded by eight firemen — eight firemen, who were pulled away from their regular jobs of putting out fires in homes and businesses — so his character could brandish a huge sword that was engulfed in flames, and then turned around and described it as “practical” in the very next sentence. Just beautiful. I wish I could put this quote on like a sweater and wear it to dinner tonight.

      UPDATE: It appears Vin meant practical like “produced physically, without computer-generated imagery or other post production techniques” and not practical like “sensible and reasonable.” Just ignore everything I said and picture Vin Diesel with a propane tank on his back and a flaming sword in his hand and eight firefighters surrounding him. That part is still good.
      

      

      The witchcraft apprentice may be taught various spells, potions, and divination techniques, as well as the history and philosophy behind witchcraft. They may participate in rituals and ceremonies alongside their mentor, gradually increasing their understanding and mastery of the craft. The relationship between the witch and the apprentice is often deeply personal and spiritual. The mentor guides the apprentice through their magical journey, offering wisdom, support, and protection. In exchange, the apprentice is expected to show dedication, respect, and loyalty to their mentor. This relationship is often regarded as sacred and may extend beyond the duration of the formal apprenticeship. Throughout history, witchcraft apprenticeships have been shrouded in secrecy due to the negative perceptions and persecution surrounding witchcraft. This has led to the transmission of knowledge and traditions primarily through oral teachings and passed-down texts, creating a rich, yet hidden, lore of witchcraft and its practices. In modern times, the concept of the witchcraft apprentice has garnered increased attention and fascination. Many individuals are drawn to the allure of witchcraft, seeking to connect with ancient wisdom and reclaim mystical practices. As a result, various witchcraft traditions and schools of thought have emerged, offering structured apprenticeships and courses for aspiring witchcraft practitioners. In conclusion, the witchcraft apprentice is a central figure in the world of witchcraft, representing the sacred and ancient art of the craft. They embark on a journey of deep learning and spiritual growth, guided by a mentor who imparts their knowledge and wisdom. This tradition, steeped in secrecy and myth, continues to intrigue and enchant individuals seeking to forge connections with the mystical and supernatural..

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