Historical paintings about knights are imbued with the spirit of the Middle Ages. They reflect that turbulent time, when there were many political upheavals, campaigns and battles. The heroes of all battles were knights, brave warriors who went into battle for the king and love.
TOP 10 entered the best films about knightsthe list of which is presented below.
10. Prince Valiant | 1997 year
“Prince Valiant”(1997) opens the ten most successful paintings about knights. The action takes place in the castle of Camelot from where the legendary sword of King Arthur - Escalibur was stolen. The squire Valiant takes the king's armor and swears that he will return a valuable item at all costs. Princess Aileen, dreaming of accomplishment of feats, will go on a journey full of dangers with a young man. They are waiting for many adventures and dangers that the witch Morgan arranged. But nothing can stop the young knight - his honor and love for Princess Eileen are at stake, whose hands he wants to ask the king upon returning home.
9. The Last Knights | year 2014
“Last knights”(2014) - the best historical picture in the fantasy genre, which tells of rebellious warriors against an unjust ruler. Knights clans and orders for many centuries have ensured the security of the state. All these years, no monarch has possessed unlimited power. The noble king Bartok had to fight corruption and the insidious minister Gezzo Motte. He managed to end the feud, he brought order to the empire and united the disparate lands. But Bartok had many enemies who eventually killed him. The loyal knights led by the brave Raiden are ready to avenge their king. The patience of the soldiers is overwhelmed, they decide to remove the Ruler from the throne and go on the assault on the impregnable fortress of the kingdom.
8. The Iron Knight | 2010 year
The plot of the historical picture “Iron Knight”(2010) takes place in the distant 13th century. English barons force the signing of King John the Magna Carta, establishing the right to freedom of ordinary people. But after some time everyone hates King John, decides to return the tyrannical method of government. He hires an army and sets off on a journey to accomplish his plan. An obstacle for John and his army will be the Rochester Castle, which is guarded by the Knights of the Knights Templar. Brave knights are ready to defend freedom and justice to the end.
7. The kingdom of heaven | 2005 year
“Kingdom of heaven”(2005) - one of the best epic films that takes the viewer into the Middle Ages. Baron Ibelinsky, Gottfried decides to return to his native land in order to find his illegitimate son. It turns out to be a local blacksmith named Balian. In the recent past, a tragedy occurred in the Bilian family: his wife committed suicide due to the death of her child. Meeting with his father revived the life of a devastated blacksmith. The Baron offers his offspring to follow with him and a detachment of crusaders to the Holy Land. Bilian agrees and together they go to Messina. During the campaign, a battle occurs in which the baron receives a mortal wound. Before his death, his father knights Bilian and takes from him a word that obliges the heir to be faithful to the end of Jerusalem and the king.
6. The First Knight | 1995 year
First knight (1995) - one of the most worthy films about the knightly era. In the center of the plot is King Arthur, his beloved Guinevere, Lioness and the round knight Lancelot. A warrior abides in Camelot to serve faithfully to the king. Unexpectedly for himself, he falls in love with Arthur's bride. Before the valiant knight lies one of the most difficult choices: to remain faithful to the king or to betray his love for his own honor.
5. Tristan and Isolde | 2005 year
“Tristan and Isolde”(2005) - a historical melodrama that tells of love between the brave warrior Tristan and the lovely princess Isolda. Tristan participates in battles against the Irish king and his army. In one of the battles, a brave knight kills Isolde's groom - Morhold. Before dying, Morhold manages to injure the young man with a poisonous sword. Friends set fire to a boat with a dead warrior with arrows and set off across the expanses of water. By the will of fate, the boat approaches the Irish shores and Isolda becomes the savior of Tristan. It cures a wounded warrior and between them real love arises.
4. Arn: Knight Templar | 2007 year
“Arn: Knight Templar” (2007) - a historical picture that tells about the times of real heroes capable of feats. The main character of the film Arn is the son of a nobleman. After completing his studies at the monastery, the young man's father sends him to the Sacred Lands, where he will serve his sentence for illegal love. Arn becomes a Templar Knight and takes part in the battles of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. His feelings and ardent desire to return to his beloved will help him on the path of deprivation and adversity.
3. Braveheart | 1995 year
“brave Heart”(1995) is one of the three best films about chivalry. The picture tells of a difficult time for Scotland, when there was a struggle of the common people for freedom from the oppression of the English masters. The plot focuses on Williams Wallace, who became the leader of the uprising, and then the national hero of the country. Williams lost his parents as a child, and remained on the education of his uncle Orgayl. A relative provided the young man with a good education in Europe. After that, already as a man, Wallace returns to his homeland in the hope of having a family and living a happy life. But the man was destined for a new test - he loses his bride, who was brutally murdered by the British. Having lost the last man dear to the heart, Williams begins his struggle against the king and the English army.
2. King Arthur | 2004 year
“King Arthur”(2004) is the best historical film about the British leader King Arthur and his valiant knight of the Round Table. In the picture there are many reliable historical facts and in parallel with this - a lot of fictitious. The king and his brave knights are waiting for amazing and dangerous adventures, and they also have to fight with the Saxon army. Heroes are destined to learn the bitterness of loss, and some of them will find their love.
1. The history of the knight | year 2001
“Knight story”(2001) leads the top ten films about brave historical heroes. During the fight, the knight Ulrich von Liechtenstein dies. After that, his servant William decides on a dangerous adventure: he appropriates the armor and weapons of the former owner. Now, William calls himself the name of the deceased knight and impersonates him. The newly made warrior, who has never held spears in his hands, will take part in knightly tournaments. But this did not prevent the ardent young man from quickly mastering the technique and winning many fights. After some time, a love comes into the life of the hero, which can damage his existing reputation as an invincible knight.