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Books or movies set in the Middle Ages

musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited May 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
the scrubs finale made me interested in this. What are some good books or movies set in medieval times?
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  • PearlJamaholicPearlJamaholic Posts: 2,019
    historically accurate?
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  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    anything, inaccurate and accurate.
  • westsidepiewestsidepie Posts: 627
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  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    the hobbit.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • GalianaGaliana Posts: 554
    One of my favorites is The Lion In Winter with Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole.
    Don't threaten me with a good time.
  • PearlJamaholicPearlJamaholic Posts: 2,019
    george r r martin's a song of fire and ice series. its very low magic compared to alot of fantasy.

    and cant forget python's holy grail.
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  • kh65kh65 Posts: 946
    Braveheart
    "If you're not living on the edge you're taking up too much room."

    Gambling=a taxation on stupidity.

    Remember, you can walk anywhere, as long as you have the time.

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  • kh65kh65 Posts: 946
    Canterbury Tales
    "If you're not living on the edge you're taking up too much room."

    Gambling=a taxation on stupidity.

    Remember, you can walk anywhere, as long as you have the time.

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  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,689
    No love for Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure?
  • butterfly1butterfly1 Posts: 372
    Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves?
  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    Ivanhoe

    Le Morte d'Arthur
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  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    Rygar wrote:
    No love for Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure?

    This may be one of the greatest movies ever created.
  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,689
    dissidentman wrote:
    This may be one of the greatest movies ever created.
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  • orig_long redorig_long red Posts: 2,029
    Rygar wrote:
    No love for Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure?

    how's it goin' medieval ugly dudes?!?!

    ---or something like that.
    Jam out with your clam out.
  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,689
    long red wrote:
    how's it goin' medieval ugly dudes?!?!

    ---or something like that.
    hehehe, I think you're pretty close!

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  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    Wild Stallions!!!!
    Get em a Body Bag Yeeeeeaaaaa!
    Sweep the Leg Johnny.
  • kh65kh65 Posts: 946
    acoustic guy wrote:
    Wild Stallions!!!!

    I heard this is the codename for PJ's new album.
    "If you're not living on the edge you're taking up too much room."

    Gambling=a taxation on stupidity.

    Remember, you can walk anywhere, as long as you have the time.

    http://www.ryanmontbleauband.com/

    http://www.myspace.com/jessedee
  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    Flagg wrote:
    Ivanhoe

    The story of a Russian farmer and his tool :D

    oh - The Seventh Seal (also parodied by Bill and Ted)
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  • kh65kh65 Posts: 946
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    The story of a Russian farmer and his tool :D

    oh - The Seventh Seal (also parodied by Bill and Ted)


    Are you talking about a "hoe" or a "ho"?
    "If you're not living on the edge you're taking up too much room."

    Gambling=a taxation on stupidity.

    Remember, you can walk anywhere, as long as you have the time.

    http://www.ryanmontbleauband.com/

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  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    kh65 wrote:
    Are you talking about a "hoe" or a "ho"?
    haha :D I think that's the joke. It's a Bart Simpson line.
    I'll Ride The Wave Where It Takes Me
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    brain of c wrote:
    the hobbit.

    Rumor has it orcs and elves can still be spotted on the British countryside.
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    A Man For All Seasons <--movie

    I took a college course about medieval women. So awesome.
    See if you can get some of the recordings of Hlidegarde of Bingen's work.
    Also Chaucer's The Legend of Good Women and Memoirs of a Medieval Woman, that one is specifically about Margery Kempe. (the 2nd is not by Chaucer)
    There is also alot written on Abelarde and Heloise...2 lovers There is a book of their love letters.
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • Solat13Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    The Scrubs finale was loosely based on the Princess Bride so you might want to start with the book and the movie if it interested you.
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Kingdom of Heaven
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • pearljamjenpearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    butterfly1 wrote:
    Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves?

    Men in Tights was SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better! :p
  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    dunkman wrote:
    Kingdom of Heaven


    Good movie. The director's cut is far superior to the theatrical release.
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  • GalianaGaliana Posts: 554
    butterfly1 wrote:
    Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves?

    I would suggest the 1938 version with Errol Flynn. I couldn't say it's a better version, but it's the most famous.
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  • mariposamariposa Posts: 2,523
    Army of Darkness! :p

    In seriousness though...some historically accurate medieval films are...

    Henry V
    The Name of the Rose

    Excalibur is a pretty good one too and Willow if you like the fantasy ones and pick up some Tolkien books as well.

    There's a couple more movies, I just can't think of 'em right now.
    I have a feeling this thread will turn into the "Medieval Fantasy Movie/Book Thread" instead. :)
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  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,899
    Excalibur

    Braveheart

    Kingdom of Heaven

    LOTR trilogy
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    As far as films go, Kurosawa's period films such as Seven Samurai, Rashomon and Ran are all set in the japanese medieval period. They are also all stunning.
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