Sentences with phrase «on medieval legends»

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According to a medieval legend the Rabbi of Prague once molded a statue of clay and brought it to life by placing the sacred and unspoken name of Almighty God on its forehead.

This medieval mish - mosh attempts to incorporate Ritchie's wearing - thin shtick of quick - edits, jagged cuts and seizure - inducing visuals with the legend of the Round Table, complete with massive battle elephants (think «300,» but on boatloads of HGH), African warriors (who no doubt dotted the ancient British landscape), Asian kung - fu masters (the film even uses the term, «kung - fu,» believe it or not), exploding arrows and, of course, the famed sword Excalibur which, after being removed from its stone prison, begins to take on a life its own (certainly much more than those acting in this film).

Instead of the traditional fantasy genre based on elves, dragons and orcs, as seen in many other MMORPGs, the story of Age of Wulin - Legend of the Nine Scrolls is set in medieval China and based on the lore surrounding martial arts and the brave adventurers who practice it.

Whether it's the making of a school of history - painting around the literature of Shakespeare and Milton, as opposed to Ovid and the Bible, or later on with the pre-Raphaelite movement, drawing on Arthurian legend and medieval artisanal values, which in turn has a big international influence on Symbolist painting throughout Europe.

And, if legend is to be believed, any potential new owner will have to share the posh pad with a slightly more spooky fixture: during the 14th century a medieval castle belonging to the Duke of Lancaster's daughter Maud stood on the site of the house and it's claimed that the ghost of the murdered woman haunts the grounds to this day.