JK Rowling has revealed the inspiration behind the symbol for the Deathly Hallows. Speaking in a new BBC documentary, the author says it's connected to a film that came out more than 40 years ago.

In the final Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the symbol was explained to represent the three objects that comprise the Hallows: the invisibility cloak, resurrection stone ...

For any fan of both Harry Potter and the 1975 movie The Man Who Would Be King, you might notice a similarity between the Deathly Hallows symbol and the Masonic symbol. According to the series ...

Many of us - whether we're fans of the series or not - will recognise the symbol for the Deathly Hallows: a triangle with a struck-through circle in it HARRY Potter is a bit of a British ...

JK Rowling has revealed the inspiration behind the iconic Deathly Hallows symbol, which is prominent throughout the Harry Potter series. A triangular mark, the sign is actually composed of three ...

The Deathly Hallows symbol features in the final instalment of the main Harry Potter seriesCredit: Alamy Many of us - whether we're fans of the series or not - will recognise the symbol for the ...

It has been ten years since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling came into bookstores. The series finished with the book being named after the three most powerful magical objects in ...

But they have the internet asking one question: why on Earth do they feature the symbol for the Deathly Hallows? What to Read Next The unmistakable triangle, circle and line symbol from JK Rowling ...