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The Hand of Glory is a common item in folklore, a magical relic made from the hand of a hanged man. It can be lit like a candle and provides a light that only the wielder can see. Various other powers have also been ascribed to it in various tales - generally something appropriate for a sneak thief.
==== Literature ====
* [[The Laundry Series]] has Hand of Glories serving as channels from an extradimensional energy source. Not only do they bestow invisibility, they can be used to fire [[Frickin' Laser Beams]], though this causes the hand to degrade. The Laundry usually gets theirs from Chinese political prisoners.
* ''[[Hunter: The Vigil]]'' has the Hand as a top-level example of [[They Would Cut You Up|the Cheiron Group]]'s Thaumatechnology. Instead of granting invisibility, however, it grants a light that enthralls all who see it. And unlike other examples, the user needs to have it grafted to their wrist first.▼
* The TV Dresden Files adaptation had a Hand of Glory that could let people walk through walls.▼
* [[Simon R. Green]] occasionally has one show up with the power to open and seal locks, portals and barriers both mundane and magical.
* Also appears in a poem by the same name in the ''Ingoldsby Legends'' where it has the power to send a household into a deep slumber.
* Also seen in [[Harry Potter]]: It seems Draco Malfoy owns one.
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* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' had something very like this made, except from a hand of still-living dude.▼
==== Live-Action TV ====
▲* The TV Dresden Files adaptation had a Hand of Glory that could let people walk through walls.
==== Tabletop Games ====
▲* ''[[Hunter: The Vigil]]'' has the Hand as a top-level example of [[They Would Cut You Up|the Cheiron Group]]'s Thaumatechnology. Instead of granting invisibility, however, it grants a light that enthralls all who see it. And unlike other examples, the user needs to have it grafted to their wrist first.
* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', as usual. There are many artifacts known as "hand of X" (often hands of various avatars)
** ''[[Greyhawk]]'' has the Hand of Vecna
** ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' has Hand of Harrowing (it's mostly used to ward a place against undead).
==== Web Comics ====
▲* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' had something very like this made, except from a hand of still-living dude.
=== Other Others ===
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