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In popular fiction, a thieves' guild is a formal association of criminals who participate in theft-related organized crime. The trope has been explored in literature, cinema, comic books, and gaming, such as in the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser story "Thieves' House" by Fritz Leiber^{[citation needed]} and the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. Though these more modern works are fictitious, the concept is inspired by real-world examples from history, such as Jonathan Wild and his gang of thieves.^[1]

^ Pike, Luke Owen (2017). A History of Crime in England: Illustrating the Changes of the Laws in the Progress of Civilisation. London: Smith, Elder, & Co. ISBN 978-1240064021.