Inspirations for the Black Prince.

The creator has found inspiration from many sources for the Black Prince universe.

## Literature

* **The Hobbit**, **Lord of the Rings**, and **The Silmarillion**: Tolkien's famous works of high fantasy. Silmarils, the One Ring,
* **Chronicles of Narina**: written by Tolkien's friend; Lewis
* **Beowulf**: a famous Old English epic poem.
* **Harry Potter**:
* **Eragon/Inheritance** series: A tetralogy of young adult novels. Eragon and his dragon.
* **Dragonriders of Pern**: Dragonriders of Pern is a science fantasy series written primarily by American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey, who initiated it in 1967. Beginning in 2003, her middle child Todd McCaffrey has written Pern novels, both solo and jointly with Anne. The series comprises 24 novels and two collections of short stories.
* **A Song of Fire and Ice series**: A series of epic fantasy novels by George Martin set in the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos.
* **Ronia, the Robber's Daughter**: a novel by Swedish author, Astrid Lindgren.
* **Dracopedia**: a by the late Conner.
* **Asterix and Obelix**: A series of French comics
* **Valdemar**:
* **The Saga of Wingfeather**: is a young adult fantasy book series by Andrew Peterson. The series consists of four books, *On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness*, *North! Or Be Eaten...*, and *The Monster in the Hollows*, and *The Warden and the Wolf King*. With the humor and heart of The Princess Bride, the epic scope of The Lord of the Rings, and the whimsy and truth of The Chronicles of Narnia. The Wingfeather Saga is the story of one family on the run from a terrible evil — and the making of a hero. Three ordinary kids must unlock the mystery of who they really are in order to stop the terrible Gnag the Nameless from destroying all of Aerwiar.
* **Conan the Barbarian**: (also known as **Conan the Cimmerian**) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, films (including *Conan the Barbarian* and *Conan the Destroyer*), television programs (animated and live-action), video games, and role-playing games. Robert E. Howard created the character in 1932 for a series of fantasy stories published in *Weird Tales* magazine.

## Anime/Manga

* **Madan Ou no Vanadis**: A series that is set in a parallel version of Europe, follows a Brunish noble named Tigrevurmud Vorn of Alsace is captured by Eleonora Viltaria of Leitmeritz after her army destroys the Brunish army at the Battle of Dinant. The king fell into depression, causing a civil war in the kingdom of Brune, Maximilian Bennusa Ganelon and Aaron Felix Thenardier. Aaron sends his son Zion to threaten Alsace, so Tigre teams up with Elen to protect his land. He soon meets the other Vanadis, Ludmila Lourie, Sofya Obertas, Elizavetta Fomina, and Olga Tamm.
* **Maoyu Mao Yusha**: Fantasy light novel series set in a world where demons and humans are engaged in a war. The Hero meets the Demon King/Queen in hopes of vanquishing her, but instead, he teams up with her when he learns the truth, brings peace to both races, defeats the true enemy.
* **The Scrapped Princess**: The story appears in a fantasy world though later revealed to be Earth in the distant future, A girl named Pacifica Casull.
* **Snow White with Red Hair/Akagami No Shirayukihime**: On the continent of Fortissia, an herbalist named Shirayuki leaves her home the kingdom of Tanbarun to the neighboring kingdom of Clarines where she meets Zen.
* **Spice and Wolf**: unique fantasy anime and manga that focuses on economics, trade, and peddling. The life of a traveling merchant is a lonely one, a fact with which Kraft Lawrence is well acquainted. Wandering from town to town with just his horse, cart, and whatever wares have come his way, the peddler has pretty well settled into his routine — that is, until the night Lawrence finds a wolf goddess asleep in his cart. Taking the form of a fetching girl with wolf ears and a tail, Holo has wearied of tending to harvests in the countryside and strikes up a bargain with the merchant to lend him the cunning of “Holo the Wise Wolf” to increase his profits in exchange for taking her along on his travels. What kind of businessman could turn down such an offer?
* **Ni no Kuni**: a anime movie sequel to the Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom game.
* **Banished from a Hero's Party**: Red was once a member of the Hero's Party, a powerful group destined to save the world from the evil forces of Taraxon, the Raging Demon Lord. That is until one of his comrades kicked him out. Hoping to live an easy life on the frontier, Red's new goal is to open an apothecary. However, keeping the secret of his former life may not be as simple as he thinks. Especially when the beautiful Rit, an adventurer from his past, shows up and asks to move in with him!
* **How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom**: A young man named is summoned to another world. He unexpectedly becomes king of a kingdom which is in dire straits. he becomes popular with the people.
* **Ronja, the Robber's Daughter**: the anime adaptation of the famous story.
* **Skeleton Knight in Another World**: An isekai manga and anime. One day, a gamer played video games until he fell asleep…and when he woke up, he found himself in the game world–as a skeleton! Equipped with the powerful weapons and armor of his avatar but stuck with its frightening skeletal appearance, Arc has to find a place for himself in this new, fantastical land. All his hopes for a quiet life are dashed when he crosses paths with a beautiful elven warrior, setting him on a journey full of conflict and adventure.
* **Vinland saga**: Inspired by the King of Norway Olaf Tryggvason,
* **Hortensia saga**: a medieval fantasy series where the kingdom of Hortensia.
* **Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind**. A 1984 Japanese post-apocalyptic anime fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on his 1982 manga. Taking place in a post-nuclear futuristic world, the film tells the story of Nausicaä (Shimamoto), the young teenage princess of the Valley of the Wind. She becomes embroiled in a struggle with Tolmekia, a kingdom that tries to use an ancient weapon to eradicate a jungle full of giant mutant insects.
* **Shoukoku no Altair**: Tuğrul Mahmut is a young pasha serving on the Divan of the Türkiye Stratocracy. The clouds of war are gathering over his country due to the threat of an aggressive Empire. With the Divan split between warmongers and pacifists, Mahmut begins his quest to keep the peace at any cost. As he finds himself deeper and deeper into the politics of the ancient world, new enemies and allies surface. Who will prevail? What will Mahmut do if war proves to be inevitable?
* **Heroic Legend of Arslan**: a Japanese fantasy novel series written by Yoshiki Tanaka.
* **Mononoke-Hime**: the 10th feature-length animated film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli. It is a *jidaigeki* (period drama) set in late Muromachi period of Japan, and centers on the struggle between the supernatural guardians of a forest and the humans who consume its resources, as seen by the outsider Ashitaka. *Mononoke* (物の怪) is not a name, but a general term in Japanese for a spirit or monster.

## Films Live action & animated

* **The Stolen Princess**: A 2018 Ukrainian fantasy 3D animated film based on the fairy tale, Ruslan and Lyudmila.
* **How to Train Your Dragon franchise**: DreamWorks adaptation of the How to Train Your Dragon books.
* **Brave**: a 3D animated film by Pixar, set in the highlands of Medieval Scotland, Princess Merida defies an age-old tradition, causing chaos in the kingdom, clans DunBroch, Macintosh, Dingwall, and MacGuffin.
* **Star Wars**: the famous franchise from Lucasfilm.
* **Brother Bear**: Animated film where three Inuit brothers in Ice Age Alaska are going; Kenai kills an innocent bear in revenge for the death of older brother Sitka and turns into one as punishment while being pursued by the other brother Denahi. Along the way, he comes across an orphaned bear cub and learns to see through another's eyes, feel through another's heart, and discover the true meaning of brotherhood.
* **Braveheart**: the renowned 1995 war film on the life of Scottish knight, William Wallace.
* **The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit trilogies**: Peter Jackson adaptations of J.R.R Tolkien's works.
* **Dragonheart**: a fantasy film series where dragons.
* **Beauty and the Beast**: Disney's original in 1991 and its 2017 live-action remake.
* **Cinderella**: Disney
* **Swan Princess**: The adaptation
* **The Thief and Cobbler**: A British animated film by Richard Williams
* **Prince of Egypt**: DreamWorks first animated film. It managed to walk a fine line between too mature & too kid-friendly
* Going medieval Mike Loades
* **Puss in Boots: The Last Wish**:
## TV Shows

* **The Dragon Prince**: fantasy computer-animated series, set in a world where conflict between humans and elves. Follows two half-brothers, Callum and Ezran, and the elf Rayla on a journey into the land of Xadia.
* **Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears**: An American animated television series that is loosely inspired by gummy bear candies.
* **She-Ra and the Princesses of Power**: a reboot of the original.
* **Avatar: The Last Airbender**.
* **Game of Thrones**: An American fantasy drama television adaptation of *A Song of Ice and Fire*, a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first of which is *A Game of Thrones*.

## Webtoons, Manhua, Manhwa

* **Release that Witch**: a web novel series where a young man named Cheng Yan finds himself in the body of a prince named Roland Wimbledon in a medieval European fantasy world that is inhabited by monsters and witches. He takes up the role, saving a witch named Anna and hiring her. Witch Union, Nightingale
* **Under the Oak Tree**: A fantasy romance web novel and webtoon where the stuttering lady Maximilian is forced into a marriage with Sir Riftan, but he leaves on a campaign after their wedding night. 3 years later, he triumphantly returns, ready to cherish her. As life with her husband finally begins, she only has one question — does she deserve this love and happiness?
* **Into the Light, Once Again**:
* The Demon King who lost his job: Merlin Lucifer III

## Mythology/Folklore

* Norse
* English
* Celtic
* Native American
* Robin Hood: The famous English outlaw.
* King Arthur: A legendary king of the medieval England. But there is examples that might suggest that Arthur might be Scottish, for example, a lot is a word for the marsh.
* Bigfoot. The legendary ape
* Werewolves.
* Werehyenas
* Wulver: A werewolf of Scottish mythology that is helpful.
* The Beast of Gévaudan

## Real-life locations, people, and events

* Scotland, Ireland, and Germany, Rome, Byzantine Empire, Gothic, Gaul, Vikingdom, Middle Eastern, Asians, African. Native Americans, Scandinavian. Norse for the Dwarves. Russians, Uyghurs. Huns/Xiongnu, Mongols, Rouran, Scythians, Austria, and Hungary during the Swiss conflict. Medieval England, and France, The flag of Wales. and Vikings sets. Mali Empire.

* Dinosaurs. Highland cattle, Megalos/Irish elk, Paleoloxdon,

* Battle of Grunwald, Battle of the Alamo, Siege of Orleans, Destruction of the Templars, Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, Stamford Bridge, Fall of Constantinople, Battle of Stirling Bridge, Battle of Hastings, Battle of Bannockburn, Battle of Alesia, Siege of Vienna 1683, Crusades, Punic Wars

### Real people

Saladin, Charlemagne, Jan Sobieski, Joan of Arc, Audie Murphy, Aurelian, Hannibal Barca, Chinggis Khaan/Genghis Khan, Tamerlane, William Wallace, Alexander, Robert the Bruce, Girolamo Savonarola, Gotz, Willaim Marshal; 1st Earl of Pembroke, Justinian, Sultan Mehmed II, Alexios Komenos, Attila, Edward III, Quanah Parker, Sitting Bull, Geronimo, Cochise, Arminius, Edward I Longshanks, Cleopatra, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar El Cid, Caligula, Yi Sun-sin, Eleanor of Aquitaine, King Richard I the Lionheart, Suleiman the Magnificent, Cormac mac Airt, Mael Sechnaill mac Domnaill,

## Toys

* Lego Castle and it's Subthemes
* Lego Kingdoms
* Lego Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit
* Lego Castle 2007
* Lego Castle 2013
* Lego Nexo Knights

## Internet, Fan made.

* Lego Stop motion videos: Castle Legends,
* War of Kings.
* Albion: Set in a medieval world, Albion Online is a medieval fantasy game based on Arthurian legends, with militaristic strategy aspects to it.
* Reversal of the Heart: An animated 2011 short film created by Carolyn Chrisman as part of their senior thesis for the University of Southern California. A prince kills a baby dragon for the glowing Gem Heart in its chest, as a gift for his love, not knowing that the mother of said baby dragon has put a curse on the gem that turns his love into a dragon. Mistaking her for a dragon that has murdered his love, he tries to kill her, with the princess only nearly escaping. Afterward, she recruits a young amateur wizard to help her go on a quest to undo the curse, as her former love tracks them down.
* Sauria by Dead Sound: A 3-part Anthology series created by animator David James Armsby, hot off the success of Dinosauria. Little is known about it so far, but what is known is that it takes place in a Dark Fantasy setting dominated by both sapient humanoid reptiles and a variety of prehistoric wildlife. As seen in the trailers, the many factions are at war, and every day is a fight for survival.

## Songs and Music

* Oro se do bheatha bhaile: An Irish rebel song.
* Spanish Lady
* I wanna be in the cavalry-Cord Lund (cover) by Seth Staton Watkins.
* Mo Ghile Mear.
* Siuil a Ruin.
* Look through my eyes, Phil Collins
* March of Cambreadth by Heather Alexander
* Creation of Earth by Thomas Bergenson
* Taking Flight
* Eluveitie Catvrix
* Daemonia Nymphe Thracian Gaia
* Mists of Avalon Colossal Trailer music.
* My Love Has Gone Across the Sea
* Song of the Sea-Lullaby

## Trivia

The Werehyenas and werewolves in this world are not shapeshifters.