ASNC Movies
On this page, our lovely Film Officer will provide you with information about all kinds of ASNC-related movies of the past, present and future.
Stay tuned especially for reviews of current movies of interest as well as news on upcoming projects.
The Good
(must-see, or at least very recommended)
- The Vikings (1958)
- The Sword in the Stone (1963)
- The War Lord (1965)
- Alfred the Great (1969)
- Excalibur (1981)
- Beowulf (2007)
- Valhalla Rising
- The Secret of Kells (2009)
- How To Train Your Dragon (2010)
- Merlin (2008)- TV series, inaccurate, but brilliant
The Bad
(enjoyable, not to all tastes)
- The Long Ships (1964)
- Macbeth (1971)
- The 13th Warrior (1999)
- Y Mabinogi a.k.a. Otherworld (2003)
- Asterix and the Vikings (2006), Asterix in Britain (1986) [the pick of the many Asterix films]
And The Ugly
(lots of mead required!)
- The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent a.k.a. Viking Women (1957)
- Siege of the Saxons (1963)
- The Viking Queen (1967)
- Curse of the Ring a.k.a. Ring of the Nibelungs (2004)
- King Arthur (2004)
- Pathfinder (2007)
Other
(medieval-themed but not 'ASNaC' films, highly recommended)
- Ivanhoe (1952)
- The Adventures of Quentin Durwood (1955)
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
- The Name of the Rose (1988)
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
- Black Death (2010)
Robin Hood
(a sub-category so big I'm counting it as separate)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
- The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
- Robin Hood (1973)
- Robin and Marian (1976)
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- Robin Hood (1991)
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
- Robin Hood (2010)