that practically all of the ones that are set in the early Middle Age--such as the Arthurian epics--show stuff that belongs to the late Middle Age, such as stirrups in saddles and well developed heraldry, not to mention stuff that does not belong in the Middle Age at all such as the telescope and the violin.
Which Middle Age films would you recommend as accurate?
God is subtle, but He is not malicious. (Albert Einstein)
The part about stirrups is for the performers' protection.
shareBut that's Hollywood for you, churning out cheap, dumb and expedient to make $$$
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The Lion in Winter
A Man for All Seasons.
Most of them have Vikings in them.
shareA Man for All Seasons took place in during the reign of Henry VIII, in the 16th century.
Not even close to the Middle Ages.
Gladys Crapulous , the 'man' who put the dud in dude
"The Lion in Winter "
But wait a minute, you lie all year round, spring, summer, and autumn you fat prat
"A Man for All Seasons"
For all seasons indeed! If you were a man for One or two minutes it would be a 100% improvement
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The rambler is a gentle bird that hops from twig to twig he builds his nest in rhubarb stalks and whistles like a pig
Even junglecats sit doon `n huv a wee purr tae themselves now and again, likesay, usually after they've likes devoured somebody
What I don't like with Viking in American and British films are that Vikings are always depicted as villains.
Two films that take place in late iron age/early middle age that I like and recommend are the Prince of Jutland and When the Raven Flies.
A Man for All Seasons took place in during the reign of Henry VIII, in the 16th century.
Not even close to the Middle Ages.
If you took a time machine back to England during the reign of Henry VIII you would say that much of the quaint medieval scenery and quaint medieval ways of thinking had not changed much since the middle ages had officially ended a couple of generations earlier.