Post by Katie on Jul 2, 2020 22:43:09 GMT -5
Movies and Television:
The Name of the Rose is perhaps the best Dark Medieval movie - and the book is even better, if you can wade through the depth and detail.
Robin and Marian (Starring Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn) is a good, earthy story with a suitably dismal ending.
Jabberwocky may be comedy, but the foul city streets and brutal fights scenes are very much keeping with the Dark Medieval world.
The "Brother Cadfael" episodes of PBS' Mystery!, starring Sir Derek Jacobi, have a suitable feel and good visual reference. If they aren't available, look for the original novels by Ellis Peters. These books are rich with vivid characters and historical detail. Many of the episodes are also available in video stores.
Robin of Sherwood (Made in the '80s, first starring Michael Praed then Jason Connery). The Robin of Sherwood episodes have plenty of good ideas on incorporating supernatural elements into medieval stories. Some nonfiction books may also provide you with inspiration.
The Pit and the Pendulum, a 1991 Corman film giving a particularly nasty view of the Inquisition.
Ladyhawke, a tale of lovers cursed by a wicked bishop to live as shapeshifters, has a more high fantasy feel, but is still good material for flavor or background.
Bram Stoker's Dracula by Francis Ford Coppola may be a less-than-sparkling adaptation of the novel, but it's a fantastic source for mood and visual images. Especially note the medieval flashback scenes.
Director’s Cut Kingdom of Heaven
Vision (2009)
The Lion in Winter (2003 TV Movie)
Stealing Heaven (1988)
Rayon de Soleil (2017)
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
Gangs of New York
Le Visitors with Jean Reno
Excalibur
The Man in the Iron Mask
YouTube:
Modern History channel, a guy explores aspects of actual knightly existence, Knight Fight series - again not 100% accurate but a good look at how brutal and short combat could be, Building a castle: some archaeologists spend a summer helping to build an authentic castle and document peasant life, Timeline, a BBC series
Books: Hundreds of them out there, 2 relatively shorter ones to start: The Black Death, The Crusades
The Medieval Reader, Norman F. Cantor.
The Art of Courtly Love, Andreas Cappelanus.
Dictionary of Witchcraft and Demonology, R.H. Robbins.
Magic in the Middle Ages, Richard Kieckhefer.
Standards of Living in the Later Middle Ages, Christoger Dyer.
Also by Dyer…
England in the Thirteenth Century.
Life in a Medieval City, Joseph and Frances Gies.
The "Brother Cadfael" Mysteries, Ellis Peters.
The Name of the Rose is perhaps the best Dark Medieval movie - and the book is even better, if you can wade through the depth and detail.
Robin and Marian (Starring Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn) is a good, earthy story with a suitably dismal ending.
Jabberwocky may be comedy, but the foul city streets and brutal fights scenes are very much keeping with the Dark Medieval world.
The "Brother Cadfael" episodes of PBS' Mystery!, starring Sir Derek Jacobi, have a suitable feel and good visual reference. If they aren't available, look for the original novels by Ellis Peters. These books are rich with vivid characters and historical detail. Many of the episodes are also available in video stores.
Robin of Sherwood (Made in the '80s, first starring Michael Praed then Jason Connery). The Robin of Sherwood episodes have plenty of good ideas on incorporating supernatural elements into medieval stories. Some nonfiction books may also provide you with inspiration.
The Pit and the Pendulum, a 1991 Corman film giving a particularly nasty view of the Inquisition.
Ladyhawke, a tale of lovers cursed by a wicked bishop to live as shapeshifters, has a more high fantasy feel, but is still good material for flavor or background.
Bram Stoker's Dracula by Francis Ford Coppola may be a less-than-sparkling adaptation of the novel, but it's a fantastic source for mood and visual images. Especially note the medieval flashback scenes.
Director’s Cut Kingdom of Heaven
Vision (2009)
The Lion in Winter (2003 TV Movie)
Stealing Heaven (1988)
Rayon de Soleil (2017)
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
Gangs of New York
Le Visitors with Jean Reno
Excalibur
The Man in the Iron Mask
YouTube:
Modern History channel, a guy explores aspects of actual knightly existence, Knight Fight series - again not 100% accurate but a good look at how brutal and short combat could be, Building a castle: some archaeologists spend a summer helping to build an authentic castle and document peasant life, Timeline, a BBC series
Books: Hundreds of them out there, 2 relatively shorter ones to start: The Black Death, The Crusades
The Medieval Reader, Norman F. Cantor.
The Art of Courtly Love, Andreas Cappelanus.
Dictionary of Witchcraft and Demonology, R.H. Robbins.
Magic in the Middle Ages, Richard Kieckhefer.
Standards of Living in the Later Middle Ages, Christoger Dyer.
Also by Dyer…
England in the Thirteenth Century.
Life in a Medieval City, Joseph and Frances Gies.
The "Brother Cadfael" Mysteries, Ellis Peters.