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  2. Middle Ages in film - Wikipedia

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    The historiography and historiophoty of medieval film originated in the late 20th century. Historiophoty, the study of history through film, was coined by noted historiographer Hayden White in Historiography and Historiophoty (1988) in which he theorized that one of the main sources of friction between History and Film is the problem of translating from a written discourse (hence the -graphy ...

  3. Paladin - Wikipedia

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    The Dungeons & Dragons character class was reportedly inspired by the protagonist of the 1962 fantasy novel Three Hearts and Three Lions, [13] which was itself a pastiche of various elements of medieval and post-medieval legend, including elements of the Matter of France. I paladini — storia d'armi e d'amori is a 1983 Italian fantasy film.

  4. List of stock characters - Wikipedia

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    This stock character in medieval romances and classical comedies is an old, ugly man who is married to a pretty young woman. The senex amans, which is Latin for "ancient lover", is depicted as having wrinkles, greying hair, and struggling with impotence. He is often cuckolded by a good-looking young man who charms the young wife.

  5. List of adaptations of Beowulf - Wikipedia

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    Grendel: A song by Marillion is the B side to their first single, "Market Square Heroes" (1982). The recorded version of the song is 17:40 long, while the live versions regularly ran to over 20 minutes. [27] The Lament for Beowulf: (1925), op. 25, by American composer Howard Hanson (1896–1981). Large-scale work for chorus and orchestra.

  6. 50 Most Iconic Duos Of All Time - AOL

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    Image credits: Warner Bros. Pictures #2 Spongebob and Patrick. At the depths of Bikini Bottom, best friends SpongeBob and Patrick embark on crazy misadventures and hilarious skits.

  7. The stars of 20 iconic movie franchises when the first movie ...

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    Franchises, which include movie series that share titles, characters, and/or a fictional universe, have been around since the dawn of cinema. Take the 1931 hit "Frankenstein," for instance.

  8. Excalibur (film) - Wikipedia

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    A motif from Wagner's Götterdämmerung, which was used prominently in Excalibur as the theme for the sword. Excalibur is a 1981 epic medieval fantasy film directed, cowritten and produced by John Boorman, that retells the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, based loosely on the 15th-century Arthurian romance Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory.

  9. List of Arthurian characters - Wikipedia

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    High Queen of Britain, wife of King Arthur, famous for her affair with Lancelot Gwyn ap Nudd: Culhwch and Olwen, c. 11th century One of Arthur's knights. Brother of Edern ap Nudd, rival of Gwythyr ap Greidawl, lover of Creiddylad: Hector de Maris† Ector de Maris Quest du Saint Graal, Vulgate Cycle, The Once and Future King