And Olivia deHavilland is absolutely gorgeous as Maid Marian. Flynn’s line, “Welcome to Sherwood, my lady” from this film! Sure, Robin’s and the Merry Men’s costumes are the most clichéd ever, but that just makes it more fun. I like this movie so much that when my computer starts up, there’s no “Windows” chime-it’s a sound clip of Mr. What medieval movie montage would be complete without a Robin Hood film? And no one buckles swashes like Errol Flynn. It’s worth watching over and over and over just for him!ĩ. The absolute best part of this movie is Rufus Sewell’s portrayal of Marke, the British overlord. This movie would be much higher on my list if the romance didn’t center around an extra-marital relationship. (click on the movie title for an image collage)ġ0. And of course, all of the medieval-set romance novels I read in my teens and twenties when that was the most popular setting for historicals. Basically what I’m saying is: I love stories about those times. Then there were the plays we read/saw in the Shakespeare class that were set during the Middle Ages. Another favorite course was History of the English Language, where I did a research project on the impact of the Norman conquest of England in 1066 on the English language-all the way up through the reign of Robert the Bruce in Scotland, including the origins of the Robin Hood tales. It’s more than just Beowulf and King Arthur, though there are a lot of great stories written about King Arthur and his knights. One of my favorite undergrad literature courses I took was Medieval Literature. I put it in quotes because some of them are actually more from the baroque/renaissance eras (and, okay, two are actually from the 17th century)-but I think you get my drift. Yep, I’m talking about Medieval Movies! This past weekend, I pulled out an old favorite to watch, which got me thinking about all of the movies I love that are set during “medieval” times.
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