{"id":73,"date":"2026-05-07T19:04:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unicorn-castle.org\/medievalisms\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2026-05-07T19:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:04:45","slug":"medievalism-in-the-arts-and-crafts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unicorn-castle.org\/medievalisms\/contents\/medievalism-in-the-arts-and-crafts\/","title":{"rendered":"Medievalism in the Arts and Crafts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">by Carol L. Robinson<br \/>\nKent State University<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 id=\"intro\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/znL0ehJP3e4?si=gHOEo4jHJWqZO1q_\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nAmaury Guichon | Chocolate D&amp;D Dragon<\/p>\n<p>I am using the term &#8220;arts and crafts&#8221; in a very broad sense here: a work of art can be anything from a painting to a film; likewise, a craftwork can be anything from a table to a video game. So, perhaps it might be prudent to begin with a discussion of the differences between a work of art and a work of craft. This is a difficult line to draw, and I want to emphasis that these are my definitions, my opinion, not to be held as factual. You will have to decide for yourself what is truly art and what is truly craft.<\/p>\n<p>A craft work requires skill and experience. Many crafts, such as embroidery and glass blowing, call for many years of experience and skill before one is considered to be a <em>master<\/em> of the craft.\u00a0 If one wishes to become a craftsman today, according to <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ziprecruiter.com\/career\/Craftsman\/What-Is-How-to-Become#:~:text=earplugs%2C%20and%20gloves.-,How%20to%20Become%20a%20Craftsman,you%20need%20to%20begin%20training.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ZipRecruiter<\/a><\/span>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Qualifications to become a craftsman include a high school diploma or equivalent and completion of a certificate program or an associate degree from a vocational school or community college. These trade programs provide the skills and experience you need to begin training. You may also choose to apprentice with a professional in your field of interest. Working in construction requires an understanding of building codes. Once you have finished your training, seek craftsman positions in your area, or you may choose to be an independent contractor and find your own clients.<\/p>\n<p>Contemporary professional crafts include such jobs as: carpentry, plumbing, photography,<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_231\" style=\"width: 241px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231\" class=\"wp-image-231 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/unicorn-castle.org\/earlybritlit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chartres_Bay_44_Good_Samaritan_Full.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"800\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Good Samaritan Window from Chartres Cathedral in France (Created 12th to 15th century)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>videography, cooking\/baking, electrical work, programming, and farming. A craft is generally associated with a trade. However, there are also hobby crafts, such as: weaving, knitting, gardening, ceramics, and carpentry. Any trade can easily be a hobby, and vise versa; however, many hobbies are no longer trades because there is no real need for such skills today.<\/p>\n<p>During the European Middle Ages, many crafts were tied to <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldhistory.org\/Medieval_Guilds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guilds<\/a><\/span>. Some examples of medieval crafts include: c<span data-huuid=\"15919304825127090524\">arpentry, masonry, building, <\/span><span data-huuid=\"15919304825127091985\">weaving, cloth-making, embroidery, dyeing, <\/span><span data-huuid=\"15919304825127089350\">tailoring, shoemaking, and making hats, <\/span><span data-huuid=\"15919304825127090811\">selling food (baking and cooking),\u00a0<\/span><span data-huuid=\"15919304825127088176\">goldsmithing, silversmithing, other metalwork, armoring,\u00a0sword making, <\/span><span data-huuid=\"15919304825127089637\">painting, illuminating manuscripts, staining glass, mosaics, <\/span>candle making, basket weaving, parchment making, and glassmaking.<\/p>\n<p>A craft can certainly become a work of art. A work of art is a work that expresses a unique feeling and\/or thought.\u00a0 A work of art is the application of a craft skill with the purpose of creatively expressing the self. People can make a living from their art, but it is not common.<\/p>\n<p>Art of the European Middle Ages has a distinct style from contemporary art. Some characteristics of medieval art include: abstract forms,<span style=\"color: #000080;\"> <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iconography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iconography<\/a><\/span>, religious subject matter, elaborate patterns, bright colors, the use of precious metals and gems.<\/p>\n<p>There have been periods when the arts and crafts of the European Middle Ages were celebrate, generally known as &#8220;medieval revivals&#8221;.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 id=\"topics\"><strong>A List of Possible Arts &amp; Crafts Topics<\/strong><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Art\n<p><div id=\"attachment_233\" style=\"width: 239px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-233\" class=\"wp-image-233 \" src=\"https:\/\/unicorn-castle.org\/earlybritlit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-09-at-3.22.42-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"320\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elaborately decorated vessel found in Cardiff, Wales.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>Architecture<\/li>\n<li>Literature &amp; Storytelling\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medieval_literature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medieval Literature &amp; Storytelling<\/a> <\/span>(Wikipedia)\n<ul>\n<li>More focused upon social roles, social behaviors<\/li>\n<li>Religion plays a major role<\/li>\n<li>Death is just the next step; the afterlife (Otherworld, Valhalla,\u00a0 Heaven\/Hell, &#8230;)<\/li>\n<li>Types of Literature\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Romance\n<ul>\n<li>Chivalric<\/li>\n<li>Arthurian (Chivalric stories set within Arthurian legends)<\/li>\n<li>Ancient (Chivalric stories set in Ancient Greece or Rome)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Adventure<\/li>\n<li>Allegory<\/li>\n<li>Heroic Poetry<\/li>\n<li>The Lay<\/li>\n<li>Fabliau<\/li>\n<li>Alliterative verse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Postmedieval Literature &amp; Storytelling\n<ul>\n<li>Increased focus upon the inner person<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/americanhumanist.org\/what-is-humanism\/definition-of-humanism\/#:~:text=Humanism%20is%20a%20progressive%20philosophy,%E2%80%93%20American%20Humanist%20Association\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Humanism<\/a><\/span> becomes an increasing influence<\/li>\n<li>Death is the end, permanence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Medieval Fantasy vs. Historical Medieval Fantasy\n<p><div id=\"attachment_675\" style=\"width: 342px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-675\" class=\"wp-image-675 \" src=\"https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/honors-colloquium-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fab51fad-d676-49a7-8a1a-6415fa4f7b9f.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"249\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Princess Bride<\/em> is a fairy tale. Fairy tales contain elements of the medieval, and some believe that they even have medieval origins, but most fairy tales were not written down until the 17th century, or later. <em>The Princess Bride<\/em> is a parody of fairy tales in many ways, full of spoofs. For example: the pirate is a product of post-medieval colonization efforts.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>Fairy Tales (postmedieval) vs. Medieval Romance<\/li>\n<li>Medievalism vs. Medieval Fantasy (postmedieval), Fairy Tales (post, and Medieval Romance<\/li>\n<li>Joan of Arc<\/li>\n<li>Norse Legends<\/li>\n<li>Robin Hood<\/li>\n<li>Arthurian Legends<\/li>\n<li>J. R. R. Tolkien<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Film<\/li>\n<li>Television<\/li>\n<li>Games<\/li>\n<li>Music<\/li>\n<li>Textiles<\/li>\n<li>Food<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 id=\"available\"><strong>Readily Available Materials<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_152\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152\" class=\"wp-image-152 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/unicorn-castle.org\/earlybritlit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/11146543_10205506293609574_1727882305121372364_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marscheese.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mars Cheese Castle<\/a><\/span> (Kenosha, Wisconsin) DOES NOT craft Medieval Cheeses!<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/housecapuchin.com\/portfolio\/a-list-of-medieval-cheeses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A List of Medieval Cheeses<\/a> \u2014 House Capuchin<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/cheesemaking.com\/blogs\/fun-along-the-whey\/making-50-medieval-cheeses-kimetha?srsltid=AfmBOooSwB64pMn5sCCeWYhHUYLdSZlys4ns0KXsk1zduLbjhw3FyO3H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Making 50 Medieval Cheeses<\/a> (Kimetha Loidolt, New England Cheese Making Supply Company)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/medievalcookery.com\/recipes\/recipes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medieval Recipes<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medieval-recipes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medieval Recipes<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/handwovenmagazine.com\/medieval-weaving-techniques-little-looms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medieval Weaving Techniques Brought To Life with Little Looms<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/coffeewithclio.substack.com\/p\/medieval-basket-weaving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medieval Basket Weaving<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\">The coolest class you\u2019ll probably never take<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naxos.com\/CatalogueSubCat\/?cat=period&amp;name=Medieval\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recordings of Medieval Music<\/a> (e.g., modern digital productions)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Bear Family Records: <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bear-family.com\/bear-family\/mittelalter-musik\/?srsltid=AfmBOorEX0h-uprONp-TdSMZk_CKEm051--sY6KDVDmletdYT8bFfcVa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medieval Music \u2014Echoes of the Past<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">William Morris Archive: <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/morrisarchive.lib.uiowa.edu\/morris-medievalism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morris and Medievalism<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/victorianweb.org\/art\/design\/gothic\/akim10.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Medieval Revival<\/a> (Victorian)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/oliviaannabelle.co.uk\/blogs\/journal\/the-medieval-revival-of-the-1960s-and-1970s?srsltid=AfmBOopj3b6Qu9CVTygSXTLllFEnJuWAKWuXTAdCNkbfPJ0pj_9TU74l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Medieval Revival of the 1960s and 1970s<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/scotland\/article\/corsets-and-castles-how-scotland-is-leading-the-medieval-revival-xxc80xk92?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqdtnFeqxiSX3sceHO-G7fDyEyWQxvrYawjfylAwoiiam3FqPtnyYWTj&amp;gaa_ts=69605728&amp;gaa_sig=-F8C8a6sd8CPsOCUCIg_-7dyLqv0bN3va5jYKuPAV7YF01j4CLxq2xF4luTBNLo36nEb77RXWvU6dHyjKTUisw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medieval revival: Scotland\u2019s fashion and history reign supreme<\/a> (21st Century)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/ancient\/write-your-name-in-runes.html\">Write Your Name in Runes<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/englisc\/gemathel.html\">\u00d0\u00e6t Gettysburg Gemathel of Abraham Lincoln<\/a> (The Gettysburg Address in Old English)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Videos on Medievalism in Craft and Fashion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TPA7o_B8O6U?si=Gk4agCVzcfUDJnIZ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nMaking a Medieval Manuscript<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PF2nmSLjPG8?si=T7XTdjxyM7UhER2H\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nHow to Make Illuminated Manuscripts<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U02PLCiXl8Q?si=mf3M8cV_hn4GAr1u\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nMedieval Brocaded Tablet Weaving: How to Add Sparkle to Your Narrowwork<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qdeGQt_p48E?si=yDfFDwD4tAyeG22x\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nExplaining the 1960s Folk Revival in Fashion and Music<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-EVWQGzxEwU?si=XERzKIKvn0qBfKRw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nWhy the Medieval Aesthetic Never Dies: the History of Medieval Revival Fashion<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LbZVCm6H3EA?si=Gi3YXDBkcMWfLTIW\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nA Medieval Fashion Revival in 2025? A Deep Dive Analysis!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dscQ_NqLZl8?si=nPc8cK7CnBHAIhuP\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe>BLANTON CURATED CONVERSATIONS &#8211; Mad About Medieval!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sample List of Videos on Medievalism<br \/>\nin Music, Movies, and Television<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/list\/ls000073140\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Medieval Movies of All Time<\/a> (IMDb)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Films_set_in_the_Middle_Ages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Films Set in the Middle Ages<\/a> (Wikipedia)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/shrf7MPNirM?si=G9mp-FdqmW-K8PZI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 50 Medieval Movies You Need to Watch!<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medievalists.net\/2019\/11\/the-ahistoricism-of-medieval-film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ahistoricism of Medieval Film<\/a> (Medievalists.net)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medievalists.net\/category\/films\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Films Archive<\/a> (Medievalists.net)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/thewanderingmedievalist.blog\/2023\/11\/10\/my-thoughts-on-medieval-movies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My thoughts on \u2014 medieval movies<\/a> (The Wandering Medievalist)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TeFiIjMIlRw?si=FLN68osG6fpp-dWj\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nCreep (Bardcore | Medieval Style with Vocals)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ANgc9fW49_8?si=epqsmOrGi1eC5-6l\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\ndArtagnan &#8211; Wallenstein<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k9jTonnpRo0?si=qEBT0jTwbf3XAHbm\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nViking Kittens (Reupload) | Led Zeppelin &#8220;Immigrant Song&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yygNdTxoHus?si=cJ9cKfgGAE1hPQWG\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>A Knight&#8217;s Tale<\/em> (2001)<br \/>\n\u2014A Dance from Gelderland Scene (David Bowie, &#8220;Golden Years&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YfihZcVQQDw?si=GJ1h6AWq1_9q5awg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nStar Trek: Next Generation | &#8220;I am NOT a merry man!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/urRkGvhXc8w?si=pzsroZGxklmJhYvl\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>Monty Python and the Holy Grail<\/em> (1974) Official Trailer<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bvFHRNGYfuo?si=cIOAKHw8atuCRB6D\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>Henry V<\/em> (1989) (film adaptation of Shakespeare&#8217;s play): &#8220;St. Crispin&#8217;s Day&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pqz3gkrmBbo?si=cfjkYE1a9qRd4mIf\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>The Lion in Winter<\/em> (1968) Official Trailer<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/avF6GHyyk5c?si=YR2s14d62BhwDpYm\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>The Great Wall<\/em> (2016) | Official Trailer<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZeGbSOdedqI?si=ylLc07z5ecwJCep0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>The 13th Warrior<\/em> (1999) | Official Trailer<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GGi3Q5qBI-0?si=yBSZd_7cxusI8e7M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc<\/em> (1999) | Entire Movie<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LAJJay0Uv4M?si=MoUCWjzANhbITJej\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>Tristan &amp; Isolde<\/em> (2006) | Official Trailer<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V7jjEpi2vRI?si=dpI1fKH1451rlsIn\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>Beowulf and Grendel<\/em> (2005) | Trailer<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/27X9f67mclQ?si=oSkkkBmNVc6aARqr\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nTBS: <em>Lord of the Rings<\/em> Promotion\u2014Secret Lovers<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 id=\"library\"><strong>Find It in Your University Library<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Works located in Journals and Periodicals:<\/strong>\u00a0 This list is neither organized nor\u00a0 at all comprehensive! Sorry!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Otherworldly but not the Otherworld: Tolkien&#8217;s adaptation of medieval faerie and fairies into a sub-creative elvendom. By: Elliott Thomas Collins. <em>Mythlore<\/em>, Vol. 42, Issue 1, Fall-Winter 2023, pp. 107-119.<\/li>\n<li>Eric fighting in Guatemala: Adaptation and proximation of medieval Arthurian literature in Manuel V\u00e1zquez Montalb\u00e1n&#8217;s <em>Erec y Enide<\/em>. By: Carlos Sanz Mingo. <em>Journal of the International Arthurian Society<\/em>, 2023, 11, pp. 83-104.<\/li>\n<li>The Catholic imaginations of J.R.R. Tolkien and Oscar Wilde. By: Frazier Alexander Johnson. <em>Mythlore<\/em>. Vol. 43, Issue 1, Fall-Winter 2024, pp. 19-39.<\/li>\n<li>Plato, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien using literary and philosophical texts to navigate post-pandemic and political teaching challenges. By: Anne-Marie Schultz and C.D. Maples. <em>Religions<\/em>. Vol. 15, Issue 3, Mar 2024, pp. 1-11.<\/li>\n<li>Grotesque as aesthetic identity: From medieval illumination to contemporary art. By: Mircea-loan Lupu. <em>EIRP Proceedings<\/em>. Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2013. pp. 263-278.<\/li>\n<li>Between real and phantasy: Encouraging creativity in the first year architectural education through fairy tales. By: Lerzan Aras. <em>International Journal of Art &amp; Design Education<\/em>. 2024. 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