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In most video games, magical abilities consume some type of energy, and running out renders the magic user unable to perform until rejuvenated. Is this concept found in any historical depictions of magic?

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How did shop owners in the Middle Ages know when to open and close shop?

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I’m a bookish frail man in my mid 20s and I’ve just been enslaved by Vikings. What can I expect when I’m brought back to Scandinavia?

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In most video games, magical abilities consume some type of energy, and running out renders the magic user unable to perform until rejuvenated. Is this concept found in any historical depictions of magic?	383
How did shop owners in the Middle Ages know when to open and close shop?	5
I’m a bookish frail man in my mid 20s and I’ve just been enslaved by Vikings. What can I expect when I’m brought back to Scandinavia?	3