7 Films & TV Shows Set In Ireland During The Middle Ages

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  Wolfwalkers

  🇮🇪 Ireland The 17th Century The Middle Ages

  Be fierce. Be wild. Be free. — In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.

  Released in 2020 • 103 minutes
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  Pilgrimage

  🇮🇪 Ireland The 13th Century

  A journey paved in blood — In 13th century Ireland a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across an Irish landscape fraught with peril.

  Released in 2017 • 96 minutes
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  The Secret of Kells

  🇮🇪 Ireland The 9th Century

  Turn the darkness into light — Adventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. In order to finish Brother Aiden's book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a secret quest that will take him beyond the abbey walls and into the enchanted forest where dangerous mythical creatures hide. Will Brendan succeed in his quest?

  Released in 2009 • 71 minutes
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  Tristan & Isolde

  🇮🇪 Ireland England The 6th Century

  Fighting countries can still love... — An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne (Franco) and the princess of the feuding Irish (Myles) spells doom for the young lovers.

  Released in 2006 • 125 minutes
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  King Arthur

  Wales England 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy The Middle Ages The 5th Century

  Rule Your Fate. — The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.

  Released in 2004 • 126 minutes
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  Excalibur

  🇮🇪 Ireland England The Middle Ages

  Forged by a god. Foretold by a wizard. Found by a king. — A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately his death.

  Released in 1981 • 140 minutes
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  The Fighting Prince of Donegal

  🇮🇪 Ireland The 16th Century

  A brash young rebel inspires a fight for freedom! — Ireland 1587. Hugh O'Donnell inherits the title of The O'Donnell, the prince of Donegal, and tries to unite Ireland to make war on England. But then Hugh is kidnapped and imprisoned by the Viceroy of Ireland and held ransom for the Clans' good behavior. Hugh must escape prison and the Viceroy's villainous henchman, Captain Leeds, before he can fight.

  Released in 1966 • 110 minutes