The statues shown during the beginning of the movie seem to be very
realistic. The swords they use to swordfight I the very beginning look
simple the man says he is the king of England, I would not expect a king to
even practice with his son with even such a simple blade. The jousting
armor looks realistic. The different colors must symbolize the area from
where the jouster had come. The armor of the attacking horsemen doesn't
look like to much, but how armored need you be if you already have the
advantage of a horse? The shields of the attacked party were long and
uniformly painted. The woman wore something on her head and neck. Similar
to what nuns wear. The castle (a defensive place) seems very. defensive.
There was a dog in the castle, I don't know when dogs were tamed, but I
didn't expect to see one in a castle in medieval times. The boat that
carried the queen had a very decorative stern, along with color tipped
paddles. The general clothing wore by the men is made of either cloth or
skins, and tends to keep to earth tones. The woman's clothing is more of
cloth. Some wear earth tones themselves, whereas the more royal women wear
more colorful colors. The doors within the castle are tall and arched
wooden doors. The robe worn by the king when he met his fourth son was
outlined in gold. The bells seem to have been a thing likely to be seen in
a castle, as they are loud enough to be heard over general commotion. These
people have an ancient form of gift wrapping paper. It resembles tissue
paper. I know it was more accepted in these times, but such talk of sex.
and more sex. and then some sex with his father. very interesting. Seeing
the prince defy his father is interesting, I didn't think they were allowed
to. As the queen showcases her jewelry, one can see that even though the
king doesn't much like his queen, he still must share his wealth or fortune
with her. The queen says its 1183. The king of France talks of alchemists
being able to melt metals, that is very advanced for this time, I think.
"Pis on your peace" I thought "pis" was but modern slang. I didn't know
annulling a marriage, or disowning sons was an ancient practice. Won't
locking up the king of France only bring about conflict? So, it doesn't
matter who gets the kingdom, whichever son inherits it will be plunged
directly into war. What motivation does a knight have to help the queen?
Why would the king volunteer to knife fight with his sons. If he dies, they
will surely kill his fiancée, and then his plans would be foiled. Why, if
he made up with his wife, would he just cast her off again?