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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 Cauldron of Eternity The Holy Grail
The Circle of Loyalty The Round Table
Embercleave Excalibur
Emry, Lurker of the Loch Lady of the Lake
Gadwick, the Wizened Merlin
Kenrith, the Returned King King Arthur
Questing Beast Questing Beast
Silverflame Ritual Knights of the Round Table
Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale Guinevere Role reversal
Syr Konrad, the Grim The Black Knight

Seen in art

Fairy tales

Card(s) Fairytales and Stories Notes
Animating Faerie The Adventures of Pinocchio The Fairy with Turquoise Hair and Pinocchio
Bake into a Pie The Juniper Tree Roles reversed
Bartered Cow Jack and the Beanstalk Jack bartering the cow
Beanstalk Giant Jack and the Beanstalk The Giant
Beloved Princess Fairy tales (several) The Fairy Tale Princess
Blow Your House Down The Three Little Pigs "He huffed, and he puffed, and he blew the houses down"
Charming Prince Fairy tales (several) Prince Charming
Clackbridge Troll Three Billy Goats Gruff The Troll
Claim the Firstborn Rumplestiltskin Rumplestiltskin's payment
Curious Pair Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel
Crystal Slipper Cinderella Cinderella's lost slipper [1]
Dance of the Manse Beauty and the Beast The dancing furniture (comic adaption only)
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
Giant Killer Jack and the Beanstalk Jack
Giant Opportunity Jack and the Beanstalk The Magic Beans
Gilded Goose Golden Goose The Goose
Gingerbrute The Gingerbread Man The Gingerbread Man [2]
Glass Casket Snow White Snow White's tomb
Golden Egg The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs The Egg
The Magic Mirror Snow White The Magic Mirror
Inquisitive Puppet The Adventures of Pinocchio Pinocchio [2]
Lovestruck Beast Beauty and the Beast The Beast
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[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
Rowan, Fearless Sparkmage Little Red Riding Hood Rowan is wearing a red riding hood.
Run Away Together The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Esmeralda and Quasimodo
Seven Dwarves Snow White The Seven Dwarves [2]
Shining Armor Fairy tales (several) Knight in Shining Armor
Spinning Wheel Sleeping Beauty The Spinning Wheel [2]
Tall as a Beanstalk Jack and the Beanstalk Jack growing as the beanstalk (role reversal)
Taste of Death Snow White The poisoned apple
Trail of Crumbs Hansel and Gretel The trail to lead the pair back home
Trapped in the Tower Rapunzel Rapunzel in the Tower [2]
True Love's Kiss Fairy tales (several) True Love's Kiss will break all spells (role reversal) [2]
Turn into a Pumpkin Cinderella The pumpkin carriage [1]
Wicked Guardian Cinderella The evil stepmother [1]
Wicked Wolf The Three Little Pigs The Big, Bad Wolf
Wildwood Tracker Cinderella Searching for Cinderella [1]
Wishful Merfolk The Little Mermaid The little mermaid
Witch's Oven Hansel and Gretel Where the witch finds her demise
Wolf's Quarry The Three Little Pigs The Three Little Pigs

Other influences

Card(s) Source Notes
Chulane, Teller of Tales Irish Myth of Cú Chulainn
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King Norse Myth of Fafnir
Lochmere Serpent Loch Ness Monster
Lonesome Unicorn The Last Unicorn
Oathsworn Knight Monty Python and the Holy Grail The Black Knight
Outlaws' Merriment Robin Hood's Merry Men Maid Marian, Friar Tuck and Little John
Robber of the Rich Robin Hood

References

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Mark Rosewater (September 9, 2019). "Edraine or Shine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Cynthia Sheppard (September 11, 2019). "Worldbuilding Eldraine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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