Throne of Eldraine/Trivia

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 analogs and references in cards within the set.
==Arthurian legend==
Card(s) 	Arthurian legend 	Notes
<c>Ardenvale Paladin</c> 	Lancelot 	The most loyal knight (gender reversal).
<c>Ayara, First of Locthwain</c> 	Morgan le Fay 	A powerful sorceress and half-sister of King Arthur.
<c>Castle Ardenvale</c> 	Camelot 	Castle Ardenvale's architecture may have been inspired by Minas Tirith from the movie version of The Lord of the Rings. 
 would later become it's own legendary land in the Universes Beyond set The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth.
<c>Castle Vantress</c> 	Avalon 	A legendary island where Arthur was brought to be healed after his final confrontation with Mordred.
<c>The Cauldron of Eternity</c> 	The Holy Grail 	A sacred object that may grant eternal life. Lost, and the subject of many quests. May also draw inspiration from Pair Dadeni.
<c>The Circle of Loyalty</c> 	The Round Table 	The symbol of Arthur's court and loyal knights.
<c>Doom Foretold</c> 	The Fisher King 	The fate that befalls the king's lands after he is injured and unable to produce an heir.
<c>Embercleave</c> 	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.
<c>Emry, Lurker of the Loch</c> 	Lady of the Lake 	A likely fey creature who gives Arthur the sword Excalibur in some versions of Arthurian legend.
<c>Gadwick, the Wizened</c> 	Merlin 	A legendary, wizened wizard who advised Arthur during his childhood and the majority of his reign.
<c>Garenbrig Paladin</c> 	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.
<c>The Great Henge</c> 	Stonehenge 	Stonehenge plays a small role in some old Arthurian tales, being implied to have magical properties.
<c>Kenrith, the Returned King</c>	King Arthur 	Kenrith's attire is inspired by that worn by King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
<c>Oathsworn Knight</c> 	The Black Knight 	Also influenced by Monty Python's version.
<c>Once and Future</c> 	King Arthur 	Arthur's youth in T.H. White's The Once and Future King
<c>Questing Beast</c> 	Questing Beast 	A monster that is the subject of quests undertaken by many famous knights.
<c>Silverflame Ritual</c> 	Knights of the Round Table	The chivalric order associated with Arthur's court.
<c>Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale</c> 	Guinevere 	Role reversal (from a damsel in distress to a valiant knight.)
==Fairy tales==
Card(s) 	Fairytales and Stories 	Notes
<c>Animating Faerie</c> 	The Adventures of Pinocchio 	The Fairy with Turquoise Hair, known in modern retellings as the Blue Fairy, and Pinocchio.
<c>Bake into a Pie</c> 	The Juniper Tree 	Serving stepmother (roles reversed). Also inspired by "Song of Sixpence", a nursery rhyme.Similar to the tale of the Rat Cook of Game of Thrones.
<c>Bartered Cow</c> 	Jack and the Beanstalk 	Jack bartering the cow in exchange for magic beans.
<c>Beanstalk Giant</c> 	Jack and the Beanstalk 	The Giant whose castle in the clouds was found by Jack after he climbed the beanstalk.
<c>Beloved Princess</c> 	Fairy tales (several) 	A catch-all representation of various Fairy Tale Princess.
<c>Blow Your House Down</c> 	The Three Little Pigs 	"He huffed, and he puffed, and he blew the houses down".
<c>Charmed Sleep</c> 	Sleeping Beauty and several other tales	The sleeping spell that famously afflicted Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and various other fairy tale figures.
<c>Charming Prince</c> 	Fairy tales (several) 	A catch-all representation of the various Prince Charming figures in tales such as Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty.
<c>Clackbridge Troll</c> 	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.
<c>Claim the Firstborn</c> 	Rumplestiltskin 	Rumplestiltskin's payment for showing the maiden how to spin straw into gold was that she give him her firstborn child.
<c>Curious Pair</c> 	Hansel and Gretel 	Hansel and Gretel.
<c>Crystal Slipper</c> 	Cinderella 	Cinderella's lost slipper.
<c>Dance of the Manse</c> 	Beauty and the Beast 	The dancing furniture (from the 1991 Disney adaptation).
<c>Dwarven Mine</c> 	Snow White 	The workplace of the seven dwarves.
<c>Enchanted Carriage</c> 	Cinderella 	The pumpkin carriage that brought Cinderella to the ball. It was pulled by mice which had been turned into horses.
<c>Fae of Wishes</c> 	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.
<c>Faerie Guidemother</c> 	Cinderella 	The fairy godmother.
<c>Flaxen Intruder</c> 	Goldilocks and the Three Bears 	Goldilocks, though in this version she kills the bears.
<c>Foreboding Fruit</c> 	Snow White 	The poisoned apple given to Snow White by the evil queen meant to kill her.
<c>Frogify</c> 	The Frog Prince 	The prince who had been turned into a frog.
<c>Garruk, Cursed Huntsman</c> 	Snow White 	The Huntsman that the evil queen ordered to bring her Snow White's heart.
<c>Giant Killer</c> 	Jack and the Beanstalk 	Jack killed the giant at the top of the beanstalk.
<c>Giant Opportunity</c> 	Jack and the Beanstalk 	The Magic Beans that sprouted into the beanstalk which led to the giant's palace in the clouds.
<c>Gilded Goose</c> 	Golden Goose 	The Goose who laid the golden egg.
<c>Gingerbrute</c> 	The Gingerbread Man 	The Gingerbread Man.
<c>Gingerbread Cabin</c> 	Hansel and Gretel 	The Gingerbread house of the wicked witch.
<c>Glass Casket</c> 	The Glass Coffin 	Also seen as Snow White's tomb.
<c>Golden Egg</c> 	The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs 	The golden Egg laid by the magic goose.
<c>Happily Ever After</c> 	Fairy tales (several) 	The end of every fairy tale.
<c>Inquisitive Puppet</c> 	The Adventures of Pinocchio 	Pinocchio.
<c>Lovestruck Beast</c> 	Beauty and the Beast 	The Beast. The token created by the adventure spell is meant to represent Beauty.
<c>The Magic Mirror</c> 	Snow White 	The Magic Mirror.
<c>Malevolent Noble</c> 	Bluebeard 	A nobleman who married many women and then killed them on their wedding night.
<c>Merchant of the Vale</c> 	Jack and the Beanstalk 	The seller of the beans.
<c>Midnight Clock</c> 	Cinderella 	The bell strikes midnight.
<c>Once Upon a Time</c> 	Fairy tales (several) 	The start of every fairy tale. In this particular case: Cinderella's dead father
<c>Piper of the Swarm</c> 	Pied Piper of Hamelin 	The Piper.
<c>Queen of Ice</c> 	The Snow Queen 	The Snow Queen.
<c>Rankle, Master of Pranks</c> 	Rumplestiltskin 	Rumplestiltskin.
 	Cinderella 	The pumpkin carriage and its horses after they were transformed back to their original forms.
<c>Revenge of Ravens</c> 	Cinderella 	Similar to the fate of the stepsisters who had their eyes pecked out by ravens.
<c>Rosethorn Acolyte</c> 	Sleeping Beauty 	Thorns and brambles around the castle.
<c>Rowan, Fearless Sparkmage</c>	Little Red Riding Hood 	Rowan is wearing a red riding hood.
<c>Seven Dwarves</c> 	Snow White 	The Seven Dwarves.
<c>Shining Armor</c> 	Fairy tales (several) 	Knight in Shining Armor.
<c>Spinning Wheel</c> 	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.
<c>Tall as a Beanstalk</c> 	Jack and the Beanstalk 	Jack growing as the beanstalk (role reversal).
<c>Taste of Death</c> 	Snow White 	The poisoned apple.
<c>Tempting Witch</c> 	Snow White 	The Evil Queen in her disguise.
<c>Trail of Crumbs</c> 	Hansel and Gretel 	The trail leads the pair back home.
<c>Trapped in the Tower</c> 	Rapunzel 	Rapunzel in the Tower.
<c>True Love's Kiss</c> 	Fairy tales (several) 	True Love's Kiss will break all spells (role reversal).
<c>Turn into a Pumpkin</c> 	Cinderella 	The pumpkin carriage.
<c>Wicked Guardian</c> 	Fairy tales (several) 	The evil stepmother.
<c>Wicked Wolf</c> 	The Three Little Pigs 	The Big, Bad Wolf.
<c>Wildwood Tracker</c> 	Cinderella 	Searching for Cinderella.
<c>Wishful Merfolk</c> 	The Little Mermaid 	The little mermaid.
<c>Witch's Oven</c> 	Hansel and Gretel 	Where the witch finds her demise.
<c>Wolf's Quarry</c> 	The Three Little Pigs 	The Three Little Pigs.
==Other influences==
Card(s) 	Source 	Notes
<c>All That Glitters</c> 	The Merchant of VeniceShrek 	All that glitters is not goldAll Star (song lyrics)
<c>Barrow Witches</c> 	Macbeth 	The three witches
<c>Brazen Borrower</c> 	Mary Norton's The Borrowers 	
<c>Castle Garenbrig</c> 	The Lion King 	The castle shape is similar to Pride Rock from the Disney animated movie.
<c>Castle Locthwain</c> 	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.
<c>Chulane, Teller of Tales</c>	Irish Myth of Cú Chulainn 	
<c>Foreboding Fruit</c> 	The Godfather 	Whenever fruit appears in the film, it foreshadows death or a near death.
<c>Insatiable Appetite</c> 	Dutch nursery rhyme of Big Mouth 	
<c>Korvold, Fae-Cursed King</c>	Norse Myth of Fafnir 	Fafnir was a dwarf whose greed slowly transformed him into a dragon.
<c>Loch Dragon</c> 	The Neverending Story 	Falkor the Luck Dragon
<c>Lochmere Serpent</c> 	Loch Ness Monster 	
<c>Lonesome Unicorn</c> 	The Last Unicorn 	
<c>Oko, the Trickster</c> 	A Midsummer Night's Dream 	Puck
<c>Outlaws' Merriment</c> 	Robin Hood's Merry Men 	Little John, Friar Tuck, and Will Scarlet (gender reversal)
<c>Overwhelmed Apprentice</c> 	The Sorcerer's Apprentice 	
<c>Reaper of Night</c> 	The Grim Reaper 	
<c>Robber of the Rich</c> 	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,
<c>Run Away Together</c> 	The Hunchback of Notre-Dame 	Esmeralda and Quasimodo.
<c>Sorcerer's Broom</c> 	The Sorcerer's Apprentice 	
 	Giant's Causeway 	A version of the real-life location in Northern Ireland
<c>Wishclaw Talisman</c> 	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.
*The song used in the trailer is "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
==References==
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