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Cards throughout the ''[[Throne of Eldraine]]'' heavily reference the [[Wikipedia:King Arthur|Arthurian legend]] of [[Wikipedia:Camelot|Camelot]] on one hand and [[Wikipedia:Grimms' Fairy Tales|Grimms' Fairy Tales]] on the other. Other fairy tales, not especially compiled by the Grimm brothers, are referenced as well. that The following is a list of specific analogues and references in cards within the set.
Cards throughout the ''[[Throne of Eldraine]]'' heavily reference the [[Wikipedia:King Arthur|Arthurian legend]] of [[Wikipedia:Camelot|Camelot]] on one hand and [[Wikipedia:Grimms' Fairy Tales|Grimms' Fairy Tales]] on the other.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/throne-eldraine-vision-design-handoff-part-1-2019-11-11|''Throne of Eldraine'' Vision Design Handoff, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/throne-eldraine-vision-design-handoff-part-2-2019-11-18|Throne of Eldraine Vision Design Handoff, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 18, 2019}}</ref>  Other fairy tales, not especially compiled by the Grimm brothers, are referenced as well. that The following is a list of specific analogs and references in cards within the set.


==Arthurian legend==
==Arthurian legend==
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|<c>Ardenvale Paladin</c>
|<c>Ardenvale Paladin</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Lancelot|Lancelot]]
|[[Wikipedia:Lancelot|Lancelot]]
|Role reversal
|The most loyal knight (gender reversal).
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|<c>Ayara, First of Locthwain</c>
|<c>Ayara, First of Locthwain</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Morgan le Fay|Morgan le Fay]]
|[[Wikipedia:Morgan le Fay|Morgan le Fay]]
|
|A powerful sorceress and half-sister of King Arthur.
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| <c>Castle Ardenvale</c>
|<c>Castle Ardenvale</c>
| [[Wikipedia:Camelot|Camelot]]
|[[Wikipedia:Camelot|Camelot]]
|
|Castle Ardenvale's architecture may have been inspired by [[wikipedia:Minas Tirith|Minas Tirith]] from the movie version of ''The Lord of the Rings''.
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| <c>Castle Vantress</c>
|<c>Castle Vantress</c>
| [[Wikipedia:Avalon|Avalon]]
|[[Wikipedia:Avalon|Avalon]]
|
|A legendary island where Arthur was brought to be healed after his final confrontation with Mordred.
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|<c>The Cauldron of Eternity</c>
|<c>The Cauldron of Eternity</c>
|The [[Wikipedia:Holy Grail|Holy Grail]]
|The [[Wikipedia:Holy Grail|Holy Grail]]
|May also draw inspiration from [[Wikipedia:Pair Dadeni|Pair Dadeni]]
|A sacred object that may grant eternal life.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/187767376213/i-understand-that-not-everything-could-be-mono|title=The Holy Grail as mono BLACK?|September 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/188323646618/today-is-my-birthday-think-i-can-get-any-trivia|title=Think I can get any trivia on The Cauldron of Eternity or any of the legendary artifacts?|October 13, 2019}}</ref> Lost, and the subject of many quests. May also draw inspiration from [[Wikipedia:Pair Dadeni|Pair Dadeni]].
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|<c>The Circle of Loyalty</c>
|<c>The Circle of Loyalty</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Round Table|The Round Table]]
|[[Wikipedia:Round Table|The Round Table]]
|
|The symbol of Arthur's court and loyal knights.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/187503059348/the-circle-of-loyalty-seems-more-like-an|title=The Circle of Loyalty seems more like an enchantment to me.|September 04, 2019}}</ref>
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|<c>Doom Foretold</c>
|<c>Doom Foretold</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Fisher King|The Fisher King]]
|[[Wikipedia:Fisher King|The Fisher King]]
|The fate that befalls the king's lands after he is injured
|The fate that befalls the king's lands after he is injured and unable to produce an heir.
|-
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|<c>Embercleave</c>
|<c>Embercleave</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Excalibur|Excalibur]]
|[[Wikipedia:Excalibur|Excalibur]]
|
|A magical sword that signified Arthur's status as the true king. In some versions of the story, he is given the sword by the Lady of the Lake, while in other versions he draws the sword from a stone or an anvil. <ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/187656395978/is-embercleave-based-on-excalibur-yes|title=Is Embercleave based on excalibur?|September 11, 2019}}</ref>
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|<c>Emry, Lurker of the Loch</c>
|<c>Emry, Lurker of the Loch</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Lady of the Lake|Lady of the Lake]]
|[[Wikipedia:Lady of the Lake|Lady of the Lake]]
|
|A likely fey creature who gives Arthur the sword Excalibur in some versions of Arthurian legend.<ref name="Check 1"/>
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|<c>Gadwick, the Wizened</c>
|<c>Gadwick, the Wizened</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Merlin|Merlin]]
|[[Wikipedia:Merlin|Merlin]]
|
|A legendary, wizened wizard who advised Arthur during his childhood and the majority of his reign.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/188516135548/was-there-a-specific-creature-in-eldraine-meant-to|title=Was there a specific creature in Eldraine meant to be a Merlin stand in?|October 22, 2019}}</ref>
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|<c>Garenbrig Paladin</c>
|<c>Garenbrig Paladin</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Green Knight|The Green Knight]]
|[[Wikipedia:Green Knight|The Green Knight]]
|
|A magical being from the poem [[Wikipedia:Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight|Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]] who invites any member of Arthur's court to cut off his head on the condition that he does the same to them in one year.
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|<c>The Great Henge</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Stonehenge#Arthurian legend|Stonehenge]]
|Stonehenge plays a small role in some old Arthurian tales, being implied to have magical properties.<ref name="Henge">{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/188326194833/hey-mark-so-the-circle-of-loyalty-is-i-assume|title=What's the Great Henge?|October 13, 2019}}</ref>
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|<c>Kenrith, the Returned King</c>
|<c>Kenrith, the Returned King</c>
|[[Wikipedia:King Arthur|King Arthur]]
|[[Wikipedia:King Arthur|King Arthur]]
|Kenrith's attire is inspired by that worn by King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail
|Kenrith's attire is inspired by that worn by King Arthur in ''[[Wikipedia:Monty Python and the Holy Grail|Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]''.
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|<c>Oathsworn Knight</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Black knight|The Black Knight]]
|Also influenced by [[Wikipedia:Black_Knight_(Monty_Python)|Monty Python's version]].<ref name="Check 2"/>
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|<c>Once and Future</c>
|[[Wikipedia:King Arthur|King Arthur]]
|Arthur's youth in T.H. White's ''[[Wikipedia:The Once and Future King|The Once and Future King]]''
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|<c>Questing Beast</c>
|<c>Questing Beast</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Questing Beast|Questing Beast]]
|[[Wikipedia:Questing Beast|Questing Beast]]
|
|A monster that is the subject of quests undertaken by many famous knights.
|-
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|<c>Silverflame Ritual</c>
|<c>Silverflame Ritual</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Knights of the Round Table|Knights of the Round Table]]
|[[Wikipedia:Knights of the Round Table|Knights of the Round Table]]
|
|The chivalric order associated with Arthur's court.
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|<c>Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale</c>
|<c>Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Guinevere|Guinevere]]
|[[Wikipedia:Guinevere|Guinevere]]
|Role reversal
|Role reversal (from a damsel in distress to a valiant knight.)
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|<c>Blacklance Paragon</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Black knight|The Black Knight]]
|
|}
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|<c>Animating Faerie</c>  
|<c>Animating Faerie</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Pinocchio|The Adventures of Pinocchio]]
|[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Pinocchio|The Adventures of Pinocchio]]
|[[Wikipedia:The Fairy with Turquoise Hair|The Fairy with Turquoise Hair]] and [[Wikipedia:Pinocchio|Pinocchio]]  
|[[Wikipedia:The Fairy with Turquoise Hair|The Fairy with Turquoise Hair]], known in modern retellings as the Blue Fairy, and [[Wikipedia:Pinocchio|Pinocchio]].
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|<c>Bake into a Pie</c>
|<c>Bake into a Pie</c>
|[[Wikipedia:The Juniper Tree (fairy tale)|The Juniper Tree]]
|[[Wikipedia:The Juniper Tree (fairy tale)|The Juniper Tree]]
|Roles reversed
|Serving stepmother (roles reversed).<ref name="Odds 1">{{DailyRef|making-magic/odds-ends-throne-eldraine-2019-10-14|Odds & Ends: ''Throne of Eldraine''|[[Mark Rosewater]]|October 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/magic-design-z-part-1-2022-07-11|Magic Design from A to Z, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|July 11, 2022}}</ref> Also inspired by "[[Wikipedia:Sing_a_Song_of_Sixpence|Song of Sixpence]]", a nursery rhyme.<br>Similar to the tale of the [https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Rat_Cook Rat Cook] of ''Game of Thrones''.
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|<c>Bartered Cow</c>
|<c>Bartered Cow</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Jack and the Beanstalk|Jack and the Beanstalk]]
|[[Wikipedia:Jack and the Beanstalk|Jack and the Beanstalk]]  
|Jack bartering the cow
|Jack bartering the cow in exchange for magic beans.<ref name="Check 1">{{DailyRef|making-magic/eldraine-check-part-1-2019-09-23|Eldraine Check, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 23, 2019}}</ref>
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|<c>Beanstalk Giant</c>
|<c>Beanstalk Giant</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Jack and the Beanstalk|Jack and the Beanstalk]]
|[[Wikipedia:Jack and the Beanstalk|Jack and the Beanstalk]]  
|The [[Giant]]
|The [[Giant]] whose castle in the clouds was found by Jack after he climbed the beanstalk.<ref name="Check 1"/>
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|<c>Beloved Princess</c>
|<c>Beloved Princess</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Fairy tale|Fairy tales]] (several)
|[[Wikipedia:Fairy tale|Fairy tales]] (several)
|The [[Wikipedia:Princess and dragon|Fairy Tale Princess]]
|A catch-all representation of various [[Wikipedia:Princess and dragon|Fairy Tale Princess]].
|-
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|<c>Blow Your House Down</c>
|<c>Blow Your House Down</c>
|[[Wikipedia:The Three Little Pigs|The Three Little Pigs]]
|[[Wikipedia:The Three Little Pigs|The Three Little Pigs]]
|"He huffed, and he puffed, and he blew the houses down"
|"He huffed, and he puffed, and he blew the houses down".<ref name="Check 1"/>
|-
|<c>Charmed Sleep</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Sleeping Beauty|Sleeping Beauty]] and several other tales
|The sleeping spell that famously afflicted Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and various other fairy tale figures.<ref name="Check 1"/>
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|<c>Charming Prince</c>  
|<c>Charming Prince</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Fairy tale|Fairy tales]] (several)
|[[Wikipedia:Fairy tale|Fairy tales]] (several)
|[[Wikipedia:Prince Charming|Prince Charming]]
|A catch-all representation of the various [[Wikipedia:Prince Charming|Prince Charming]] figures in tales such as Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty.<ref name="Check 1"/>
|-
|-
|<c>Clackbridge Troll</c>
|<c>Clackbridge Troll</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Three Billy Goats Gruff|Three Billy Goats Gruff]]
|[[Wikipedia:Three Billy Goats Gruff|Three Billy Goats Gruff]]
|The [[Troll]]
|The [[Troll]] who kept allowing the goats to cross his bridge, expecting that the last one was the best one to eat.<ref name="Check 1"/>
|-
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|<c>Claim the Firstborn</c>  
|<c>Claim the Firstborn</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Rumplestiltskin|Rumplestiltskin]]
|[[Wikipedia:Rumplestiltskin|Rumplestiltskin]]
|Rumplestiltskin's payment
|Rumplestiltskin's payment for showing the maiden how to spin straw into gold was that she give him her firstborn child.
|-
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|<c>Curious Pair</c>  
|<c>Curious Pair</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Hansel and Gretel|Hansel and Gretel]]
|[[Wikipedia:Hansel and Gretel|Hansel and Gretel]]
|Hansel and Gretel  
|Hansel and Gretel.<ref name="Check 1"/>
|-
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|<c>Crystal Slipper</c>  
|<c>Crystal Slipper</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Cinderella|Cinderella]]
|[[Wikipedia:Cinderella|Cinderella]]
|Cinderella's lost slipper<ref name="Shine"/>  
|Cinderella's lost slipper.<ref name="Shine"/><ref name="Check 1"/>
|-
|-
|<c>Dance of the Manse</c>  
|<c>Dance of the Manse</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Beauty and the Beast|Beauty and the Beast]]
|[[Wikipedia:Beauty and the Beast|Beauty and the Beast]]
|The dancing furniture (from the 1991 Disney adaptation)
|The dancing furniture (from the 1991 Disney adaptation).
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|<c>Dwarven Mine</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]]
|The workplace of the seven dwarves.<ref name="Check 2"/>
|-
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|<c>Enchanted Carriage</c>  
|<c>Enchanted Carriage</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Cinderella|Cinderella]]
|[[Wikipedia:Cinderella|Cinderella]]
|The pumpkin carriage<ref name="Shine"/>  
|The pumpkin carriage that brought Cinderella to the ball. It was pulled by mice which had been turned into horses.<ref name="Shine"/><ref name="Check 1"/>
|-
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|<c>Fae of Wishes</c>  
|<c>Fae of Wishes</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Sleeping Beauty|Sleeping Beauty]]
|[[Wikipedia:Sleeping Beauty|Sleeping Beauty]]
|The good fairy at the baptism.
|The good fairy at the baptism of Sleeping Beauty. Her magic turned the bad fairy's curse of death into a curse of sleep.
|-
|-
|<c>Faerie Guidemother</c>  
|<c>Faerie Guidemother</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Cinderella|Cinderella]]
|[[Wikipedia:Cinderella|Cinderella]]
| The [[Wikipedia:Fairy godmother|fairy godmother]]<ref name="Shine"/>  
| The [[Wikipedia:Fairy godmother|fairy godmother]].<ref name="Shine"/><ref name="Check 2">{{DailyRef|making-magic/eldraine-check-part-2-2019-09-30|Eldraine Check, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 30, 2019}}</ref>  
|-
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|<c>Flaxen Intruder</c>
|<c>Flaxen Intruder</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Goldilocks and the Three Bears|Goldilocks and the Three Bears]]
|[[Wikipedia:Goldilocks and the Three Bears|Goldilocks and the Three Bears]]
|Goldilocks  
|Goldilocks, though in this version she kills the bears.<ref name="Check 2"/>
|-
|<c>Foreboding Fruit</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]]
|The poisoned apple given to Snow White by the evil queen meant to kill her.
|-
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|<c>Frogify</c>
|<c>Frogify</c>
|[[Wikipedia:The Frog Prince|The Frog Prince]]
|[[Wikipedia:The Frog Prince|The Frog Prince]]
|The prince  
|The prince who had been turned into a frog.
|-
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|<c>Garruk, Cursed Huntsman</c>
|<c>Garruk, Cursed Huntsman</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]]
|[[Wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]]
|[[Wikipedia:Huntsman (Snow White)|The Huntsman]]
|[[Wikipedia:Huntsman (Snow White)|The Huntsman]] that the evil queen ordered to bring her Snow White's heart.
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|<c>Giant Killer</c>
|<c>Giant Killer</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Jack and the Beanstalk|Jack and the Beanstalk]]
|[[Wikipedia:Jack and the Beanstalk|Jack and the Beanstalk]]
|Jack
|Jack killed the giant at the top of the beanstalk.
|-
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|<c>Giant Opportunity</c>
|<c>Giant Opportunity</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Jack and the Beanstalk|Jack and the Beanstalk]]
|[[Wikipedia:Jack and the Beanstalk|Jack and the Beanstalk]]
|The Magic Beans
|The Magic Beans that sprouted into the beanstalk which led to the giant's palace in the clouds.
|-
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|<c>Gilded Goose</c>  
|<c>Gilded Goose</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Golden Goose|Golden Goose]]
|[[Wikipedia:Golden Goose|Golden Goose]]
|The Goose
|The Goose who laid the golden egg.<ref name="Check 2" />
|-
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|<c>Gingerbrute</c>
|<c>Gingerbrute</c>
|[[Wikipedia:The Gingerbread Man|The Gingerbread Man]]
|[[Wikipedia:The Gingerbread Man|The Gingerbread Man]]
|The Gingerbread Man<ref name="Worldbuilding"/>
|The Gingerbread Man.<ref name="Worldbuilding"/><ref name="Check 2"/>
|-
|<c>Gingerbread Cabin</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Hansel and Gretel|Hansel and Gretel]]
|[[Wikipedia:Gingerbread house|The Gingerbread house]] of the wicked witch.<ref name="Check 2"/>
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|<c>Glass Casket</c>
|<c>Glass Casket</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]]
|[[Wikipedia:The Glass Coffin|The Glass Coffin]]
|Snow White's tomb
|Also seen as [[Wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]]'s tomb.<ref name="Check 2"/>
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|<c>Golden Egg</c>  
|<c>Golden Egg</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs|The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs]]
|[[Wikipedia:The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs|The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs]]
| The [[Egg]]
| The golden [[Egg]] laid by the magic goose.
|-
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|<c>The Magic Mirror</c>
|<c>Happily Ever After</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]]
|[[Wikipedia:Fairy tale|Fairy tales]] (several)
|[[Wikipedia:Magic Mirror (Snow White)|The Magic Mirror]]
|The end of every fairy tale.<ref name="Check 2"/>
|-
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|<c>Inquisitive Puppet</c>  
|<c>Inquisitive Puppet</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Pinocchio|The Adventures of Pinocchio]]
|[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Pinocchio|The Adventures of Pinocchio]]
|[[Wikipedia:Pinocchio|Pinocchio]]<ref name="Worldbuilding"/>
|[[Wikipedia:Pinocchio|Pinocchio]].<ref name="Worldbuilding"/><ref name="Check 2"/>
|-
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|<c>Lovestruck Beast</c>  
|<c>Lovestruck Beast</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Beauty and the Beast|Beauty and the Beast]]
|[[Wikipedia:Beauty and the Beast|Beauty and the Beast]]
|The [[Beast]]
|The [[Beast]]. The token created by the adventure spell is meant to represent Beauty.
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|<c>The Magic Mirror</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]]
|[[Wikipedia:Magic Mirror (Snow White)|The Magic Mirror]].
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|<c>Malevolent Noble</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Bluebeard|Bluebeard]]
|A nobleman who married many women and then killed them on their wedding night.
|-
|<c>Merchant of the Vale</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Jack and the Beanstalk|Jack and the Beanstalk]]
|The seller of the beans.<ref name="Odds 1"/>
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|<c>Midnight Clock</c>  
|<c>Midnight Clock</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Cinderella|Cinderella]]
|[[Wikipedia:Cinderella|Cinderella]]
|The bell strikes midnight  
|The bell strikes midnight.
|-
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|<c>Once Upon a Time</c>  
|<c>Once Upon a Time</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Fairy tale|Fairy tales]] (several)
|[[Wikipedia:Fairy tale|Fairy tales]] (several)
|The start of every fairy tale<br/>In this particular case: Cinderella's dead father<ref name="Shine">{{DailyRef|making-magic/eldraine-or-shine-2019-09-09|Eldraine or Shine|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 9, 2019}}</ref>
|The start of every fairy tale. In this particular case: Cinderella's dead father<ref name="Shine">{{DailyRef|making-magic/eldraine-or-shine-2019-09-09|Eldraine or Shine|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 9, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Check 3">{{DailyRef|making-magic/eldraine-check-part-3-2019-10-07|Eldraine Check, Part 3|[[Mark Rosewater]]|October 7, 2019}}</ref>
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|<c>Piper of the Swarm</c>  
|<c>Piper of the Swarm</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Pied Piper of Hamelin|Pied Piper of Hamelin]]
|[[Wikipedia:Pied Piper of Hamelin|Pied Piper of Hamelin]]
|The Piper
|The Piper.<ref name="Check 3"/>
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|<c>Queen of Ice</c>
|[[Wikipedia:The Snow Queen|The Snow Queen]]
|The Snow Queen.
|-
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|<c>Rankle, Master of Pranks</c>  
|<c>Rankle, Master of Pranks</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Rumplestiltskin|Rumplestiltskin]]
|[[Wikipedia:Rumplestiltskin|Rumplestiltskin]]
|Rumplestiltskin
|Rumplestiltskin.
|-
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|{{card|Return to Nature||ELD}}  
|{{card|Return to Nature||ELD}}  
|[[Wikipedia:Cinderella|Cinderella]]
|[[Wikipedia:Cinderella|Cinderella]]
|The pumpkin carriage<ref name="Shine"/>  
|The pumpkin carriage and its horses after they were transformed back to their original forms.<ref name="Shine"/>  
|-
|<c>Revenge of Ravens</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Cinderella|Cinderella]]
|Similar to the fate of the stepsisters who had their eyes pecked out by ravens.
|-
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|<c>Rosethorn Acolyte</c>  
|<c>Rosethorn Acolyte</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Sleeping Beauty|Sleeping Beauty]]
|[[Wikipedia:Sleeping Beauty|Sleeping Beauty]]
|Thorns and brambles around the castle  
|Thorns and brambles around the castle.
|-
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|<c>Rowan, Fearless Sparkmage</c>
|<c>Rowan, Fearless Sparkmage</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Little Red Riding Hood|Little Red Riding Hood]]
|[[Wikipedia:Little Red Riding Hood|Little Red Riding Hood]]
|Rowan is wearing a red riding hood.
|Rowan is wearing a red riding hood.<ref name="Odds 2">{{DailyRef|making-magic/more-odds-ends-throne-eldraine-2019-10-21|More Odds & Ends: ''Throne of Eldraine''|[[Mark Rosewater]]|October 21, 2019}}</ref>
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|<c>Run Away Together</c>
|[[Wikipedia:The Hunchback of Notre-Dame|The Hunchback of Notre-Dame]]
|Esmeralda and [[Wikipedia:Quasimodo|Quasimodo]]
|-
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|<c>Seven Dwarves</c>
|<c>Seven Dwarves</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]]
|[[Wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]]
|[[Wikipedia:Seven Dwarfs|The Seven Dwarves]]<ref name="Worldbuilding"/>
|[[Wikipedia:Seven Dwarfs|The Seven Dwarves]].<ref name="Worldbuilding"/><ref name="Check 3"/>
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|<c>Shining Armor</c>
|<c>Shining Armor</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Fairy tale|Fairy tales]] (several)
|[[Wikipedia:Fairy tale|Fairy tales]] (several)
|[[Wikipedia:Knight in shining armor|Knight in Shining Armor]]
|[[Wikipedia:Knight in shining armor|Knight in Shining Armor]].
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|<c>Spinning Wheel</c>
|<c>Spinning Wheel</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Sleeping Beauty|Sleeping Beauty]]
|[[Wikipedia:Sleeping Beauty|Sleeping Beauty]] and [[Wikipedia:Rumplestiltskin|Rumplestiltskin]]
|The Spinning Wheel<ref name="Worldbuilding"/>
|Sleeping Beauty's curse caused her to fall into an enchanted sleep after pricking her finger on a spinning wheel, and Rumpelstiltskin showed a woman how to spin straw into gold in exchange for her firstborn child.<ref name="Worldbuilding"/><ref name="Check 3"/>
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|<c>Tall as a Beanstalk</c>
|<c>Tall as a Beanstalk</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Jack and the Beanstalk|Jack and the Beanstalk]]
|[[Wikipedia:Jack and the Beanstalk|Jack and the Beanstalk]]
|Jack growing as the beanstalk (role reversal)
|Jack growing as the beanstalk (role reversal).
|-
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|<c>Taste of Death</c>  
|<c>Taste of Death</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]]
|[[Wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]]
|The poisoned apple
|The poisoned apple.
|-
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|<c>Tempting Witch</c>
|<c>Tempting Witch</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]]
|[[Wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]]
|[[Wikipedia:Evil Queen|The Evil Queen]] in her disguise
|[[Wikipedia:Evil Queen|The Evil Queen]] in her disguise.
|-
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|<c>Trail of Crumbs</c>  
|<c>Trail of Crumbs</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Hansel and Gretel|Hansel and Gretel]]
|[[Wikipedia:Hansel and Gretel|Hansel and Gretel]]
|The trail to lead the pair back home
|The trail leads the pair back home.
|-
|-
|<c>Trapped in the Tower</c>
|<c>Trapped in the Tower</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Rapunzel|Rapunzel]]
|[[Wikipedia:Rapunzel|Rapunzel]]
|Rapunzel in the Tower<ref name="Worldbuilding">{{DailyRef|card-preview/worldbuilding-eldraine-2019-09-11|Worldbuilding Eldraine|[[Cynthia Sheppard]]|September 11, 2019}}</ref>  
|Rapunzel in the Tower.<ref name="Worldbuilding">{{DailyRef|card-preview/worldbuilding-eldraine-2019-09-11|Worldbuilding Eldraine|[[Cynthia Sheppard]]|September 11, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Check 3"/>
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|<c>True Love's Kiss</c>
|<c>True Love's Kiss</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Fairy tale|Fairy tales]] (several)
|[[Wikipedia:Fairy tale|Fairy tales]] (several)
|True Love's Kiss will break all spells (role reversal)<ref name="Worldbuilding"/>
|True Love's Kiss will break all spells (role reversal).<ref name="Worldbuilding"/><ref name="Check 3"/>
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|<c>Turn into a Pumpkin</c>  
|<c>Turn into a Pumpkin</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Cinderella|Cinderella]]
|[[Wikipedia:Cinderella|Cinderella]]
| The pumpkin carriage<ref name="Shine"/>  
| The pumpkin carriage.<ref name="Shine"/>  
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|<c>Wicked Guardian</c>  
|<c>Wicked Guardian</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Fairy tale|Fairy tales]] (several)
|[[Wikipedia:Fairy tale|Fairy tales]] (several)
| The evil stepmother<ref name="Shine"/>  
| The evil stepmother.<ref name="Shine"/><ref name="Check 3"/>
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|<c>Wicked Wolf</c>
|<c>Wicked Wolf</c>
|[[Wikipedia:The Three Little Pigs|The Three Little Pigs]]
|[[Wikipedia:The Three Little Pigs|The Three Little Pigs]]
|The Big, Bad Wolf
|[[Wikipedia:Big Bad Wolf|The Big, Bad Wolf]].<ref name="Check 3"/>
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|<c>Wildwood Tracker</c>  
|<c>Wildwood Tracker</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Cinderella|Cinderella]]
|[[Wikipedia:Cinderella|Cinderella]]
|Searching for Cinderella<ref name="Shine"/>  
|Searching for Cinderella.<ref name="Shine"/>  
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|<c>Wishful Merfolk</c>  
|<c>Wishful Merfolk</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:The Little Mermaid|The Little Mermaid]]
|[[Wikipedia:The Little Mermaid|The Little Mermaid]]
|The little [[merfolk|mermaid]]
|The little [[merfolk|mermaid]].<ref name="Check 3"/>
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|-
|<c>Witch's Oven</c>  
|<c>Witch's Oven</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Hansel and Gretel|Hansel and Gretel]]
|[[Wikipedia:Hansel and Gretel|Hansel and Gretel]]
|Where the witch finds her demise
|Where the witch finds her demise.<ref name="Check 3"/>
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|-
|<c>Wolf's Quarry</c>  
|<c>Wolf's Quarry</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:The Three Little Pigs|The Three Little Pigs]]
|[[Wikipedia:The Three Little Pigs|The Three Little Pigs]]
|The Three Little Pigs
|The Three Little Pigs.
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! Source
! Notes
! Notes
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|<c>All That Glitters</c>
|[[Wikipedia:The Merchant of Venice|The Merchant of Venice]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Shrek|Shrek]]
|[[Wikipedia:All that glitters is not gold|All that glitters is not gold]]<br>[[Wikipedia:All_Star_(song)|All Star]] ([https://genius.com/Smash-mouth-all-star-lyrics song lyrics])
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|<c>Barrow Witches</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Macbeth|Macbeth]]
|[[Wikipedia:Three Witches|The three witches]]
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|<c>Brazen Borrower</c>
|Mary Norton's ''[[Wikipedia:The Borrowers|The Borrowers]]''
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|<c>Castle Garenbrig</c>
|[[Wikipedia:The Lion King|The Lion King]]
|The castle shape is similar to Pride Rock from the Disney animated movie.
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|<c>Castle Locthwain</c>
|[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Destroyer Imperial Star Destroyer] or [[Wikipedia:Aladdin|Aladdin]]
|The castle shape is similar to the classical genie lamp from Aladdin's tale. The castle also appears to fly and matches the silhouette of an Imperial Star Destroyer from the Star Wars franchise.
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|-
|<c>Chulane, Teller of Tales</c>  
|<c>Chulane, Teller of Tales</c>  
|Irish [[Wikipedia:Cú Chulainn|Myth of Cú Chulainn]]
|Irish [[Wikipedia:Cú Chulainn|Myth of Cú Chulainn]]
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|<c>Foreboding Fruit</c>
|[[Wikipedia:The Godfather|The Godfather]]
|[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/trivia Whenever fruit appears in the film, it foreshadows death or a near death.]
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|-
|<c>Insatiable Appetite</c>  
|<c>Insatiable Appetite</c>  
|Dutch nursery rhyme of [https://aegtte.weebly.com/holle-bolle-gijs-big-mouth.html Big Mouth]
|Dutch nursery rhyme of [https://aegtte.weebly.com/holle-bolle-gijs-big-mouth.html Big Mouth]
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|<c>The Great Henge</c>
|[[wikipedia:Stonehenge|Stonehenge]]
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|<c>Korvold, Fae-Cursed King</c>  
|<c>Korvold, Fae-Cursed King</c>  
|Norse [[Wikipedia:Fafnir|Myth of Fafnir]]
|Norse [[Wikipedia:Fafnir|Myth of Fafnir]]
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|Fafnir was a dwarf whose greed slowly transformed him into a dragon.
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|<c>Loch Dragon</c>
|[[Wikipedia:The_Neverending_Story|The Neverending Story]]
|[[Wikipedia:List_of_The_Neverending_Story_characters#Falkor|Falkor the Luck Dragon]]
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|-
|<c>Lochmere Serpent</c>  
|<c>Lochmere Serpent</c>  
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|[[wikipedia:The Last Unicorn|The Last Unicorn]]
|[[wikipedia:The Last Unicorn|The Last Unicorn]]
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|<c>Oathsworn Knight</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Monty Python and the Holy Grail|Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]
|[[Wikipedia:Black_Knight_(Monty_Python)|The Black Knight (Monty Python)]]
|-
|-
|<c>Oko, the Trickster</c>  
|<c>Oko, the Trickster</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:A Midsummer Night's Dream|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]
|[[Wikipedia:A Midsummer Night's Dream|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]
|[[Wikipedia:Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream)|Puck]]
|[[Wikipedia:Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream)|Puck]]<ref>{{TwitterRef|EthanFleischer|1191112657249505280|author=[[Ethan Fleischer]]|title=I figured it's time to shed a little light on the Thief of Crowns' humble origin.|date=November 3, 2019}}</ref>
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|<c>Outlaws' Merriment</c>  
|<c>Outlaws' Merriment</c>  
|Robin Hood's [[Wikipedia:Merry Men|Merry Men]]
|Robin Hood's [[Wikipedia:Merry Men|Merry Men]]
|[[Wikipedia:Maid Marian|Maid Marian]], [[Wikipedia:Friar Tuck|Friar Tuck]] and [[Wikipedia:Little John|Little John]]
|[[Wikipedia:Little John|Little John]], [[Wikipedia:Friar Tuck|Friar Tuck]], and [[Wikipedia:Will Scarlet|Will Scarlet]] (gender reversal)
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|<c>Overwhelmed Apprentice</c>  
|<c>Overwhelmed Apprentice</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:The Sorcerer's Apprentice|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]
|[[Wikipedia:The Sorcerer's Apprentice|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]
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|<c>Reaper of Night</c>
|[[Wikipedia:Death (personification)|The Grim Reaper]]
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|<c>Robber of the Rich</c>  
|<c>Robber of the Rich</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:Robin Hood|Robin Hood]]
|[[Wikipedia:Robin Hood|Robin Hood]]
|
|Robin Hood famously stole from the rich to give to the poor, represented by the ability only triggering if the defending player has more cards in hand than you,
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|<c>Run Away Together</c>
|[[Wikipedia:The Hunchback of Notre-Dame|The Hunchback of Notre-Dame]]
|Esmeralda and [[Wikipedia:Quasimodo|Quasimodo]].
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|<c>Sorcerer's Broom</c>  
|<c>Sorcerer's Broom</c>  
|[[Wikipedia:The Sorcerer's Apprentice|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]
|[[Wikipedia:The Sorcerer's Apprentice|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]
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|{{card|Wind-Scarred Crag||ELD}}
|[[Wikipedia:Giant's Causeway|Giant's Causeway]]
|A version of the real-life location in Northern Ireland
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|<c>Wishclaw Talisman</c>
|[[Wikipedia:The Monkey's Paw|The Monkey's Paw]]
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==Other Trivia==
*The original planned name for the set was ''Throne of Ardenvale'' but senior executives didn't approve of it, forcing the change to Eldraine.<ref>{{YouTubeRef|jofyGSFDq8M|How Trivial with Mark Rosewater|channel=Magic: The Gathering|creator=[[Mark Rosewater]]|date=August 4, 2023}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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Cards throughout the Throne of Eldraine heavily reference the Arthurian legend of Camelot on one hand and Grimms' Fairy Tales on the other.[1][2] Other fairy tales, not especially compiled by the Grimm brothers, are referenced as well. that The following is a list of specific analogs and references in cards within the set.

Arthurian legend

Card(s) Arthurian legend Notes
Ardenvale Paladin Lancelot The most loyal knight (gender reversal).
Ayara, First of Locthwain Morgan le Fay A powerful sorceress and half-sister of King Arthur.
Castle Ardenvale Camelot Castle Ardenvale's architecture may have been inspired by Minas Tirith from the movie version of The Lord of the Rings.
Castle Vantress Avalon A legendary island where Arthur was brought to be healed after his final confrontation with Mordred.
The Cauldron of Eternity The Holy Grail A sacred object that may grant eternal life.[3][4] Lost, and the subject of many quests. May also draw inspiration from Pair Dadeni.
The Circle of Loyalty The Round Table The symbol of Arthur's court and loyal knights.[5]
Doom Foretold The Fisher King The fate that befalls the king's lands after he is injured and unable to produce an heir.
Embercleave Excalibur A magical sword that signified Arthur's status as the true king. In some versions of the story, he is given the sword by the Lady of the Lake, while in other versions he draws the sword from a stone or an anvil. [6]
Emry, Lurker of the Loch Lady of the Lake A likely fey creature who gives Arthur the sword Excalibur in some versions of Arthurian legend.[7]
Gadwick, the Wizened Merlin A legendary, wizened wizard who advised Arthur during his childhood and the majority of his reign.[8]
Garenbrig Paladin The Green Knight A magical being from the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight who invites any member of Arthur's court to cut off his head on the condition that he does the same to them in one year.
The Great Henge Stonehenge Stonehenge plays a small role in some old Arthurian tales, being implied to have magical properties.[9]
Kenrith, the Returned King King Arthur Kenrith's attire is inspired by that worn by King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Oathsworn Knight The Black Knight Also influenced by Monty Python's version.[10]
Once and Future King Arthur Arthur's youth in T.H. White's The Once and Future King
Questing Beast Questing Beast A monster that is the subject of quests undertaken by many famous knights.
Silverflame Ritual Knights of the Round Table The chivalric order associated with Arthur's court.
Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale Guinevere Role reversal (from a damsel in distress to a valiant knight.)

Fairy tales

Card(s) Fairytales and Stories Notes
Animating Faerie The Adventures of Pinocchio The Fairy with Turquoise Hair, known in modern retellings as the Blue Fairy, and Pinocchio.
Bake into a Pie The Juniper Tree Serving stepmother (roles reversed).[11][12] Also inspired by "Song of Sixpence", a nursery rhyme.
Similar to the tale of the Rat Cook of Game of Thrones.
Bartered Cow Jack and the Beanstalk Jack bartering the cow in exchange for magic beans.[7]
Beanstalk Giant Jack and the Beanstalk The Giant whose castle in the clouds was found by Jack after he climbed the beanstalk.[7]
Beloved Princess Fairy tales (several) A catch-all representation of various Fairy Tale Princess.
Blow Your House Down The Three Little Pigs "He huffed, and he puffed, and he blew the houses down".[7]
Charmed Sleep Sleeping Beauty and several other tales The sleeping spell that famously afflicted Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and various other fairy tale figures.[7]
Charming Prince Fairy tales (several) A catch-all representation of the various Prince Charming figures in tales such as Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty.[7]
Clackbridge Troll Three Billy Goats Gruff The Troll who kept allowing the goats to cross his bridge, expecting that the last one was the best one to eat.[7]
Claim the Firstborn Rumplestiltskin Rumplestiltskin's payment for showing the maiden how to spin straw into gold was that she give him her firstborn child.
Curious Pair Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel.[7]
Crystal Slipper Cinderella Cinderella's lost slipper.[13][7]
Dance of the Manse Beauty and the Beast The dancing furniture (from the 1991 Disney adaptation).
Dwarven Mine Snow White The workplace of the seven dwarves.[10]
Enchanted Carriage Cinderella The pumpkin carriage that brought Cinderella to the ball. It was pulled by mice which had been turned into horses.[13][7]
Fae of Wishes Sleeping Beauty The good fairy at the baptism of Sleeping Beauty. Her magic turned the bad fairy's curse of death into a curse of sleep.
Faerie Guidemother Cinderella The fairy godmother.[13][10]
Flaxen Intruder Goldilocks and the Three Bears Goldilocks, though in this version she kills the bears.[10]
Foreboding Fruit Snow White The poisoned apple given to Snow White by the evil queen meant to kill her.
Frogify The Frog Prince The prince who had been turned into a frog.
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman Snow White The Huntsman that the evil queen ordered to bring her Snow White's heart.
Giant Killer Jack and the Beanstalk Jack killed the giant at the top of the beanstalk.
Giant Opportunity Jack and the Beanstalk The Magic Beans that sprouted into the beanstalk which led to the giant's palace in the clouds.
Gilded Goose Golden Goose The Goose who laid the golden egg.[10]
Gingerbrute The Gingerbread Man The Gingerbread Man.[14][10]
Gingerbread Cabin Hansel and Gretel The Gingerbread house of the wicked witch.[10]
Glass Casket The Glass Coffin Also seen as Snow White's tomb.[10]
Golden Egg The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs The golden Egg laid by the magic goose.
Happily Ever After Fairy tales (several) The end of every fairy tale.[10]
Inquisitive Puppet The Adventures of Pinocchio Pinocchio.[14][10]
Lovestruck Beast Beauty and the Beast The Beast. The token created by the adventure spell is meant to represent Beauty.
The Magic Mirror Snow White The Magic Mirror.
Malevolent Noble Bluebeard A nobleman who married many women and then killed them on their wedding night.
Merchant of the Vale Jack and the Beanstalk The seller of the beans.[11]
Midnight Clock Cinderella The bell strikes midnight.
Once Upon a Time Fairy tales (several) The start of every fairy tale. In this particular case: Cinderella's dead father[13][15]
Piper of the Swarm Pied Piper of Hamelin The Piper.[15]
Queen of Ice The Snow Queen The Snow Queen.
Rankle, Master of Pranks Rumplestiltskin Rumplestiltskin.
Return to Nature Cinderella The pumpkin carriage and its horses after they were transformed back to their original forms.[13]
Revenge of Ravens Cinderella Similar to the fate of the stepsisters who had their eyes pecked out by ravens.
Rosethorn Acolyte Sleeping Beauty Thorns and brambles around the castle.
Rowan, Fearless Sparkmage Little Red Riding Hood Rowan is wearing a red riding hood.[16]
Seven Dwarves Snow White The Seven Dwarves.[14][15]
Shining Armor Fairy tales (several) Knight in Shining Armor.
Spinning Wheel Sleeping Beauty and Rumplestiltskin Sleeping Beauty's curse caused her to fall into an enchanted sleep after pricking her finger on a spinning wheel, and Rumpelstiltskin showed a woman how to spin straw into gold in exchange for her firstborn child.[14][15]
Tall as a Beanstalk Jack and the Beanstalk Jack growing as the beanstalk (role reversal).
Taste of Death Snow White The poisoned apple.
Tempting Witch Snow White The Evil Queen in her disguise.
Trail of Crumbs Hansel and Gretel The trail leads the pair back home.
Trapped in the Tower Rapunzel Rapunzel in the Tower.[14][15]
True Love's Kiss Fairy tales (several) True Love's Kiss will break all spells (role reversal).[14][15]
Turn into a Pumpkin Cinderella The pumpkin carriage.[13]
Wicked Guardian Fairy tales (several) The evil stepmother.[13][15]
Wicked Wolf The Three Little Pigs The Big, Bad Wolf.[15]
Wildwood Tracker Cinderella Searching for Cinderella.[13]
Wishful Merfolk The Little Mermaid The little mermaid.[15]
Witch's Oven Hansel and Gretel Where the witch finds her demise.[15]
Wolf's Quarry The Three Little Pigs The Three Little Pigs.

Other influences

Card(s) Source Notes
All That Glitters The Merchant of Venice
Shrek 		All that glitters is not gold
All Star (song lyrics)
Barrow Witches Macbeth The three witches
Brazen Borrower Mary Norton's The Borrowers
Castle Garenbrig The Lion King The castle shape is similar to Pride Rock from the Disney animated movie.
Castle Locthwain Imperial Star Destroyer or Aladdin The castle shape is similar to the classical genie lamp from Aladdin's tale. The castle also appears to fly and matches the silhouette of an Imperial Star Destroyer from the Star Wars franchise.
Chulane, Teller of Tales Irish Myth of Cú Chulainn
Foreboding Fruit The Godfather Whenever fruit appears in the film, it foreshadows death or a near death.
Insatiable Appetite Dutch nursery rhyme of Big Mouth
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King Norse Myth of Fafnir Fafnir was a dwarf whose greed slowly transformed him into a dragon.
Loch Dragon The Neverending Story Falkor the Luck Dragon
Lochmere Serpent Loch Ness Monster
Lonesome Unicorn The Last Unicorn
Oko, the Trickster A Midsummer Night's Dream Puck[17]
Outlaws' Merriment Robin Hood's Merry Men Little John, Friar Tuck, and Will Scarlet (gender reversal)
Overwhelmed Apprentice The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Reaper of Night The Grim Reaper
Robber of the Rich Robin Hood Robin Hood famously stole from the rich to give to the poor, represented by the ability only triggering if the defending player has more cards in hand than you,
Run Away Together The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Esmeralda and Quasimodo.
Sorcerer's Broom The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Wind-Scarred Crag Giant's Causeway A version of the real-life location in Northern Ireland
Wishclaw Talisman The Monkey's Paw

Other Trivia

  • The original planned name for the set was Throne of Ardenvale but senior executives didn't approve of it, forcing the change to Eldraine.[18]

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 11, 2019). "Throne of Eldraine Vision Design Handoff, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 18, 2019). "Throne of Eldraine Vision Design Handoff, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 16, 2019). "The Holy Grail as mono BLACK?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  4. ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 13, 2019). "Think I can get any trivia on The Cauldron of Eternity or any of the legendary artifacts?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  5. ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 04, 2019). "The Circle of Loyalty seems more like an enchantment to me.". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  6. ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 11, 2019). "Is Embercleave based on excalibur?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  7. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Mark Rosewater (September 23, 2019). "Eldraine Check, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 22, 2019). "Was there a specific creature in Eldraine meant to be a Merlin stand in?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  9. ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 13, 2019). "What's the Great Henge?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  10. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Mark Rosewater (September 30, 2019). "Eldraine Check, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  11. ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (October 14, 2019). "Odds & Ends: Throne of Eldraine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  12. ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 11, 2022). "Magic Design from A to Z, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  13. ↑ a b c d e f g h Mark Rosewater (September 9, 2019). "Eldraine or Shine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  14. ↑ a b c d e f Cynthia Sheppard (September 11, 2019). "Worldbuilding Eldraine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  15. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Mark Rosewater (October 7, 2019). "Eldraine Check, Part 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  16. ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 21, 2019). "More Odds & Ends: Throne of Eldraine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  17. ↑ Ethan Fleischer (November 3, 2019). "I figured it's time to shed a little light on the Thief of Crowns' humble origin.". Twitter.
  18. ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 4, 2023). "How Trivial with Mark Rosewater (Video)". Magic: The Gathering. YouTube.
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