![]() We’ve got nothing.Īesthetic: Swords and shields, balladeers and witches, princesses and demons just don’t cut it as authentically medieval in this film. The creature Gurgi sounds like Gollum, but wait, we’re in the history section. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, especially the far more entertaining 19 animated versions of those epic adventures. The movie is an adaptation of The Chronicles of Prydain, a series written in the 1960s by Lloyd Alexander, based on Welsh mythology. The Fair Folk protect the piglet from the devilish Horned King. ![]() Plot: A young boy who dreams of becoming a knight must hide an oracular pig… This visionary swine holds the secret to the location of a magic cooking pot that could unleash a terrible evil upon the legendary world of Prydain. Black Cauldron (1985)Įvery character is somehow the worst character in this extremely bizarre attempt at medieval worlding. We can’t say there were many poisoned apples and princesses in glass coffins hanging around waiting for princes during the Middle Ages, though. History: No medieval history here! The story is based on the 19th-century version by the Brothers Grimm.Īesthetic: Beyond the queen’s Gothic castle, the denizens of the magical forest don’t seem too interested in the arts.Ĭostumes: The visage of the queen is based on a real medieval person: Uta von Ballenstedt (about 1000‒1046), whose likeness can be seen in a 13th-century sculpture in Nuremberg Cathedral (shown above).įantasy: The evil queen is of course a witch, and she has “medieval” tomes in her library such as Disguises (convenient!) written in a style that evokes Gothic manuscripts. Plot: The story begins with the turning of book pages that look a little medieval, but the rest is pure Grimm.
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