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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 cards within the set.

Arthurian legend

Card(s) Arthurian legend Notes
Ardenvale Paladin Lancelot Role reversal
Ayara, First of Locthwain Morgan le Fay
Castle Ardenvale Camelot Castle Ardenvale's architecture is inspired by Minas Tirith from the movie version of The Lord of the Rings
Castle Vantress Avalon
The Cauldron of Eternity The Holy Grail May also draw inspiration from Pair Dadeni
The Circle of Loyalty The Round Table
Doom Foretold The Fisher King The fate that befalls the king's lands after he is injured
Embercleave Excalibur
Emry, Lurker of the Loch Lady of the Lake
Gadwick, the Wizened Merlin
Garenbrig Paladin The Green Knight
Kenrith, the Returned King King Arthur Kenrith's attire is inspired by that worn by King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Once and Future King Arthur Arthur's youth in T.H. White's The Once and Future King
Questing Beast Questing Beast
Silverflame Ritual Knights of the Round Table
Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale Guinevere Role reversal
Blacklance Paragon The Black Knight

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"
Charmed Sleep Sleeping Beauty The sleeping spell.
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 (from the 1991 Disney adaptation)
Dwarven Mine Snow White The working place of the seven dwarves.
Enchanted Carriage Cinderella The pumpkin carriage[1]
Fae of Wishes Sleeping Beauty The good fairy at the baptism.
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]
Gingerbread Cabin Hansel and Gretel The Gingerbread house
Glass Casket Snow White Snow White's tomb
Golden Egg The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs The Egg
Happily Ever After Fairy tales (several) The end of every fairy tale
Inquisitive Puppet The Adventures of Pinocchio Pinocchio[2]
Lovestruck Beast Beauty and the Beast The Beast
The Magic Mirror Snow White The Magic Mirror
Malevolent Noble Bluebeard Bluebeard
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
Queen of Ice The Snow Queen The Snow Queen
Rankle, Master of Pranks Rumplestiltskin Rumplestiltskin
Return to Nature Cinderella The pumpkin carriage[1]
Revenge of Ravens Cinderella Similar to the fate of the stepsisters
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
Tempting Witch Snow White The Evil Queen in her disguise
Trail of Crumbs Hansel and Gretel The trail to led 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 Fairy tales (several) 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
All That Glitters The Merchant of Venice
Shrek 		All that glitters is not gold

All Star (song lyrics)

Barrow Witches Irish Macbeth The three witches
Brazen Borrower Mary Norton's The Borrowers
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
The Great Henge Stonehenge
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King Norse Myth of Fafnir
Loch Dragon The Neverending Story Falkor the Luck Dragon
Lochmere Serpent Loch Ness Monster
Lonesome Unicorn The Last Unicorn
Oathsworn Knight Monty Python and the Holy Grail The Black Knight (Monty Python)
Oko, the Trickster A Midsummer Night's Dream Puck
Outlaws' Merriment Robin Hood's Merry Men Maid Marian, Friar Tuck and Little John
Overwhelmed Apprentice The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Reaper of Midnight The Grim Reaper
Robber of the Rich Robin Hood
Sorcerer's Broom The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Wishclaw Talisman The Monkey's Paw
Wind-Scarred Crag Giant's Causeway A version of the real location in Ireland

References

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Mark Rosewater (September 9, 2019). "Eldraine 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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