"What is the name of the fictional character in the land of Oz created by L. Frank Baum as ""the Good Witch of the South"" who, in the 1939 film version of ""The Wizard of Oz"" was called ""the Good Witch of the North""?"
Glinda the Good Witch Glinda the Good Witch Glinda, also known as the Good Witch of the South, is a fictional character created by L. Frank Baum in his "Oz" novels. She first appears in Baum's classic children's novel, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900), and is the most powerful sorceress in the Land of Oz, ruler of the Quadling Country south of the Emerald City, and protector of Princess Ozma. Baum's 1900 children's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" refers to Glinda as the Good Witch of the South; she does not appear in the novel until late in its development. After the
Good Witch of the North Good Witch of the North The Good Witch of the North, sometimes named Locasta or Tattypoo, is a fictional character in the Land of Oz, created by American author L. Frank Baum. She is the elderly and mild-mannered Ruler of the Gillikin Country. Her only significant appearance in Baum's work is in Chapter 2 of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900), in which she introduces Dorothy to Oz and sends her to meet the Wizard, after placing a protective kiss on her forehead. She makes a brief cameo appearance at Princess Ozma's birthday party in "The Road to Oz" (1909),