The Magic of Oz™

Iron Giant

A mechanical giant constructed of iron plates with an enormous hammer who guards the path to the Nome King's palace.

First named in Ozma of Oz, ch. 10

a huge form, which towered above the path for more than a hundred feet. The form was that of a gigantic man built out of plates of cast iron

What the books say it is

  • made of cast iron 1 chapter
    • The form was that of a gigantic man built out of plates of cast iron, and it stood with one foot on either side of the narrow road and swung over its right shoulder an immense iron mallet, with which it constantly pounded the earth.
      Ozma of Oz, ch. 10

Mentioned in

Ozma of Oz (1 of 21 chapters)

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