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| Druid tome | |
| Type: | Mystical |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Availability: | Unique item |
| Owners: | Samhain Steve Rogers Wanda Maximoff |
| 1st appearance: | Captain America #256 |
The Druid tome was an ancient grimoire of Celtic mystic rituals. At some point in past centuries, the spirit of Samhain was bound to the book. The book eventually ended up in Greymoor Castle in England. A sorcerer known as The Druid sought the power of the book, which brought him into conflict with Captain America. With the aid of a man named Cedric Rawlings, Captain America was able to defeat the Druid. He sent to book to his colleague Wanda Maximoff in the United States, hoping that she might be able to translate some of the arcane texts. [1]
Wanda received the book on Halloween night in her new home in Leonia, New Jersey. Translating the passages partially released the spirit of Samhain, who believed that defeating the Scarlet Witch would yield complete and total freedom. The two fought, but Samhain's power proved resistant to her hex spells. She realized that he was still bound to the book, and that only be destroying it could she ever hope to defeat him. She cast the book into the fireplace. As the book was reduced to ashes, so too did Samhain's physicality dissipate. [2]