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* [[Wikipedia:Little Red Riding Hood|Little Red Riding Hood]]
* [[Wikipedia:Little Red Riding Hood|Little Red Riding Hood]]
* [[Wikipedia:The Gingerbread Man|The Gingerbread Man]]
* [[Wikipedia:The Gingerbread Man|The Gingerbread Man]]
* [[Wikipedia:The Princess and the Frog|Princess and the Frog]]
* [[Wikipedia:The Little Mermaid|The Little Mermaid]]
* [[Wikipedia:Snow White|Snow White]] (The [[Wikipedia:Evil Queen|Evil Queen]])
* [[Wikipedia:Rapunzel|Rapunzel]]
* [[Wikipedia:Rapunzel|Rapunzel]]
* [[Wikipedia:Hansel and Gretel|Hansel and Gretel]] (Gingerbread House, witch baked in the oven)
* [[Wikipedia:Sleeping Beauty|Sleeping Beauty]] (roles reversed)


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:38, 9 September 2019

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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. 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 concepts and cards within the set.

Arthurian legend

Cards

Card(s) Arthurian legend Notes
The Circle of Loyalty The Round Table
Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale Guinevere Role change
Syr Konrad, the Grim The Black Knight
Silverflame Rital Knights of the Round Table

Seen in art

Fairy tales

Cards

Card(s) Fairytale Notes
Animating Faerie The Adventures of Pinocchio The Fairy with Turquoise Hair
Bake into a Pie The Juniper Tree Roles reversed
Beanstalk Giant Jack and the Beanstalk The Giant
Crystal Slipper Cinderella Cinderella's lost slipper [1]
Enchanted Carriage Cinderella The pumpkin carriage [1]
Faerie Guidemother Cinderella The fairy godmother [1]
Flaxen Intruder Goldilocks and the Three Bears Goldilocks
Frogify The Frog Prince The prince
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman Snow White The Huntsman
Gilded Goose Golden Goose The Goose
Gluttonous Troll Three Billy Goats Gruff The Troll
Golden Egg The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs The Egg
Lovestruck Beast Beauty and the Beast The Beast
Midnight Clock Cinderella The bell strikes midnight
Once Upon a Time Cinderella Cinderella's dead father [1]
Piper of the Swarm Pied Piper of Hamelin The Piper
Rankle, Master of Pranks Rumplestiltskin Rumplestiltskin
Return to Nature Cinderella The pumpkin carriage [1]
Rosethorn Acolyte Sleeping Beauty Thorns and brambles around the castle
Run Away Together The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Esmeralda and Quasimodo
Taste of Death Snow White The poisoned apple
Turn into Pumpkin Cinderella The pumpkin carriage [1]
Wicked Guardian Cinderella The evil stepmother [1]
Wildwood Trackker Cinderella Searching for Cinderella [1]
Witch's Oven Hansel and Gretel
Wishful Merfolk The Little Mermaid The little mermaid

Other influences

Card(s) Source Notes
Chulane, Teller of Tales Irish Myth of Cú Chulainn
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King Norse Myth of Fafnir

Seen in art

References

  1. a b c d e f g h Mark Rosewater (September 9, 2019). "Edraine or Shine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.