Merlin and the Dragons
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Merlin and the Dragons is a 1991 animated film narrated and voiced by Kevin Kline
. Originally broadcast as a feature of the pbs program "Long Ago and Far Away (TV Series)
, it was published by WB in 1991. It is a retelling of the Arthurian legend.
is awoken from his sleep by bad dreams, about a boy who is made king because he pulls a sword from a stone. He goes to Merlin
to seek his counsel, and Merlin begins a story of his own, about a young boy with strange abilities and visions. The boy, called Emrys, is feared in his village called of as a demon. Eventually, King Vortigern comes and forces his village to build a tower for him. However, the tower crumbles. His wizards advise him to find a demon boy and spill his blood upon the ground. However, when the boy is brought before Vortigern, he predicts that there is a pool of water beneath the foundations of the castle that weaken it. The workers find a pool of water and two strange stones, from which two beasts emerge, A white and a red dragon. A fight ensues which is ended when Vortigern distracts the red dragon, who is defeated by the white. Time passes and Emrys has another vision of an army coming to kill Vortigern. Soon after Vortigern is defeated, and the story ends with Merlin revealing that he is Emrys, and that Arthur himself is the boy in his dreams who will pull a sword from the stone.
There is also a children's book and an audio of this story. Each has different wording, but are the same story by author Jane Yolen.
Kevin Kline
Kevin Delaney Kline is an American theatre, voice, film actor and comedian. He has won an Academy Award and two Tony Awards, and has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards and an Emmy Award.- Early life :...
. Originally broadcast as a feature of the pbs program "Long Ago and Far Away (TV Series)
Long Ago and Far Away (TV Series)
Long Ago and Far Away is a TV series that aired on PBS Television from 1989 to 1993. It was created by WGBH, a public television broadcast service located in Boston, Massachusetts...
, it was published by WB in 1991. It is a retelling of the Arthurian legend.
Plot summary
A young King ArthurKing Arthur
King Arthur is a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to Medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and...
is awoken from his sleep by bad dreams, about a boy who is made king because he pulls a sword from a stone. He goes to Merlin
Merlin
Merlin is a legendary figure best known as the wizard featured in the Arthurian legend. The standard depiction of the character first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, written c. 1136, and is based on an amalgamation of previous historical and legendary figures...
to seek his counsel, and Merlin begins a story of his own, about a young boy with strange abilities and visions. The boy, called Emrys, is feared in his village called of as a demon. Eventually, King Vortigern comes and forces his village to build a tower for him. However, the tower crumbles. His wizards advise him to find a demon boy and spill his blood upon the ground. However, when the boy is brought before Vortigern, he predicts that there is a pool of water beneath the foundations of the castle that weaken it. The workers find a pool of water and two strange stones, from which two beasts emerge, A white and a red dragon. A fight ensues which is ended when Vortigern distracts the red dragon, who is defeated by the white. Time passes and Emrys has another vision of an army coming to kill Vortigern. Soon after Vortigern is defeated, and the story ends with Merlin revealing that he is Emrys, and that Arthur himself is the boy in his dreams who will pull a sword from the stone.
There is also a children's book and an audio of this story. Each has different wording, but are the same story by author Jane Yolen.