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The legend of the deathly hallows is one of the most well-known stories in the wizarding world.

Passed down through generations, it tells the tale of three wizard brothers who encounter death and are each granted a powerful magical artifact, the Elder Wond, the

Resurrection Stone, and the Invisibility Cloak.

And what all three of these powerful items have in common is that they are able to perform

extraordinary feats far beyond what is typically seen in the Wizarding World.

The Resurrection Stone is said to be able to bring the dead back to life.

The elder one has the ability to conquer all other ones, and the invisibility cloak

is able to hide whatever or whomever is beneath it, even in circumstances in which typical

invisibility charms do not work.

Together, these items make up the Deathly Hallows, often represented by a symbol that includes all three.

These items do exist, that much can be confirmed, but it's their backstory where things

get a little foggy.

For starters, the story only gained popularity because it was published by

an own author of children's literature, Beedle the Bard. His version of the tale is popular,

but like many legends passed down through the ages, it's difficult to know how much of it is fact

and how much has been embellished over time. So, how much of this story is true?

Was death truly a physical entity who handed out these magical objects?

Or were the Peffrell brothers simply extraordinary wizards that were able to create the

hallows through their own skill and ambition?

Pushing the envelope even further, I can't help but wonder if Beale's version of the story

was simply entirely fictionalized.

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