However, in Ruth Plumly Thompson's Oz novel " The Giant Horse of Oz", the Witch is named Tattypoo.Īlias = Tattypoo, the Good Witch of the North The name of the Good Witch of the North in Baum's own stage version of " The Wizard of Oz" is Locasta. In Baum's fifth Oz book, " The Road to Oz", the Witch of the North is one of the many guests who attend Ozma's birthday party. The sight of this mark is also one of the factors which convinces the Wizard to admit Dorothy to his presence.Īt the beginning of " The Marvelous Land of Oz", it is revealed that the Good Witch of the North had banned the practice of magic by any other witch in Gilliken Country. This statement is proven to be correct later in the book, when the sight of the shining mark left by the kiss prevents Dorothy from being harmed by the Winged Monkeys or the Wicked Witch of the West. She kisses Dorothy on the forehead, so as to protect her from harm on the journey, because "no one will dare injure a person who has been kissed by the Witch of the North". Using a magic slate formed from her hat, she advises Dorothy to travel to the Emerald City to seek the aid of The Wizard in returning to Kansas. She also mentions that she is not as powerful as the Witch of the East had been, or she would have liberated the Munchkins from slavery herself. Having been told that all witches are evil, Dorothy is initially frightened of her, but she assures the girl that she is a good witch who is loved by her people. She welcomes Dorothy to the land of the Munchkins, points out the body of the dead Witch and then introduces herself as the Witch of the North. She arrives at the site of the Wicked Witch's death with three Munchkins, and alone of the party is brave enough to speak to Dorothy, who, having killed the Witch of the East, is believed to be a powerful sorceress. In the original novel " The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", the Good Witch of the North is an elderly sorceress from Gillikin Country who is summoned to Munchkin Country when Dorothy Gale's falling house kills the Wicked Witch of the East. The Good Witch of the North is a fictional character in the Land of Oz, created by American author L.
Residence = somewhere in the Gillikin Country
Occupation = Ruler of the Gillikin Country
First = " The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900)