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Originally Posted by David Johnston2
Of course it has a basis. How many of the magicians Conan met were using swords and wearing chainmail? How many characters in Arthurian romance combine magic use with being a knight? Which of the magicians in 1001 Arabian Nights donned arms and armour? Which fairy godmother or witch in Grimm's fairy tales appeared clad in plate?
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There are armored spell casters in Arthurian lore, they are generally not represented in Mallory. Icelandic Wizards certainly wore armor and had reputations for being awesome warriors (heck Gandalf used a sword). The Elf king in the English Faerie tale
Childe Rowland was a steel armor wearing fae warrior wizard. Warrior Wizards do show up in many traditions. The Pointy-Hat and Robes tradition is simply much more popular these days and was less offensive to religious authority from the end of the middle-ages until the 1800's. But even while the witch-burnings were at their height, many pirates from
Grace O'Malley to Blackbeard were said to be witches as well as deadly warriors.