#source: medici the magnificent

[andiatas]

Catherine de' Medici: The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen by Mary Hollingsworth (Jun. 6, 2024)

A new biography of Catherine de' Medici, the most powerful woman in sixteenth-century Europe, whose author uses neglected primary sources to recreate the life and times of a remarkable - and remarkably traduced - woman.

History is rarely kind to women of power, but few have had their reputations quite so brutally shredded as Catherine de' Medici, Italian-born queen of France and influential mother of three successive French kings during that country's long sequence of sectarian wars in the second half of the sixteenth century. Thanks to the malign efforts of propagandists motivated by religious hatred, history tends to remember Catherine as a schemer who used witchcraft and poison to eradicate her rivals, as a spendthrift dilettante who wasted ruinous sums of money on building and embellishment of monuments and palaces, and most sinister of all, as instigator of the St Bartholomew's Day massacre of 1572, in which thousands of innocent Protestants were slaughtered by Catholic mobs.

Mary Hollingsworth delves into contemporary archives to discover deeper truths behind these persistent myths. The correspondence of diplomats and Catherine's own letters reveal a woman who worked tirelessly to find a way for Catholics and Protestants to coexist in peace (a goal for which she continued to strive until the end of her life), who was well-informed on both literary and scientific matters, and whose patronage of the arts helped bring into being glorious châteaux and gardens, priceless work of art, and magnificent festivities combining theatre, music and ballet, which display the grandeur of the French court.

Mary Hollingsworth is a scholar of the Italian Renaissance and the author of The Medici, which was widely praised on its publication by Head of Zeus in 2017, Princes of the Renaissance, published in 2021 and Conclave 1559: The Story of a Papal Election (2021).

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Léon-Auguste Mellé - L'incendie des Tuilleries (1871)

The construction of the Tuilleries palace was overseen by Catherine de Medici from 1564. The grand palace became the residence for many royal and imperial rulers, including Napoleon. This magnificent building with its large façade and considerable gardens was also the seat of the First Republic and the Consulate. During the Commune of Paris – the French uprising against the government following France’s defeat in the Franco-German war – the palace was destroyed by arson. On 23 May 1871 Jules-Henri-Marius Bergeret, Victor and Stephen Bénot Boudin set light to the palace, and it burned over three days. In 1883 the ruins were razed to the ground, and remains of the palace can be found incorporated in monuments and buildings all over Paris. (source)

[volterran-wine]

hi! where are the gifs of matteo martari from in this post -> tumblr.com/volterran-wine/678292568440700928/felix-his-lover-your-hands-are-scarred-from?source=share

(if the link doesnt go anywhere, it was a moodboard with nine tiles, made on march 9th of this year i think.)

sorry for such a specific question. thank you!

Good evening, those GIFs of Matteo are from the tv-show Medici: The Magnificent in it’s second season. He plays Francesco de' Pazzi and is a dream to behold (though if you want his own voice I’d recommend the Italian dub, for they had an English actor dub him in the broader release). Most of the GIFs I use of Matteo are from Medici.

Funfact; they shot parts of the season in Volterra.

- 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝑁𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑒

[fangrurin]

Love the Fashion of the Great Houses of Westeros series so much!!! If you need some recommendations for sources, I’ve listed some below:

Some tv shows for fashion are: Medici, Borgia, Da Vinci’s Demons, Leonardo, Magnificent Century (can be found on YouTube), Magnificent Century: Kosem (can be found on YouTube), Rome HBO, Domina Sky, The Great on Hulu, The Serpent Queen on Starz, Harlots (Starz), Merlin, Camelot, Still Star Crossed on ABC, Once Upon a Time (some of them are awful and look cheap but some of them are great, especially Regina’s Evil Queen looks), Becoming Elizabeth, The Musketeers, Dangerous Liaisons on Starz, The Witcher, Bridgestone.

Films: Damsel, Cinderella 2015, Sisi (3 part film series), Gone with the Wind , Rosaline, Marie Antoinette, Dangerous Rose, Belle, Crimson Peak, Cleopatra 1999 (part 1 and 2), Dune, and Mirror Mirror, Pirate of the Caribbean series, Lord of the Rings series,

Documentaries: Netflix Mehmed the Conqueror, Britain’s Bloody Crown, and Queens of Ancient Egypt.

There are some looks from some of the Met Gala’s that could work

hi!!! omg thank you so much <3 this is a truly amazing resource list and i appreciate the time and effort it wouldve taken to compile it youre a gem!!

[khalidatravellog]

The Palace of Fontainebleau

As I stepped into the gates of the Palace of Fontainebleau, I was transported back to the magnificent court of Napoleon. The air was thick with a scent of wood and floral gardens. The walls told the tales of imperial secrets and curiosities. I lost myself wandering through the maze of halls and beautiful chambers. I couldn’t help but get lost in the magnificence that surrounded me. From the grand throne room to the boudoirs in every corner of the palace spoke the visions of Napoleon’s visions of luxury and power. It was more than just a royal palace of residence but a symbol of Napoleon’s ambition and power. Amidst the spectacular surroundings, Napoleon created alliances, made deals, and left a significant mark on history. The palace was a place of courtly histories where emperors held affairs of the state and society. I continued to wander through the chambers and floral gardener but couldn’t help but feel the heavy weight of history upon me. The Palace of Fontainebleau was not just a building but a living testament to human achievements and strong human ambitions (Napoleon’s Adieux to the Old Guard at Fontainebleau).

The Palace of Fontainebleau served as more than just a royal palace of residence but a symbol of Napoleon’s power, ambition, and courage (Château de Fontainebleau). Among the surroundings, he created alliances, made deals, and left his mark on history. The echoes of the Palace wandered through the halls of time, reminding us how one man’s heights and aspirations can reach.

More Detail:

The Palace of Fontainebleau dates back to the 12th century and was originally a royal hunting lodge. Over centuries it underwent expansions and renovations and became a favored residence of French monarchs, including King Francis I, Henry II, Catherine de’ Medici, and Louis XIV (Château de Fontainebleau).

Napoleon had an important association with the Palace. He used it as his residence for various events during his reign as Emperor of France. One of the most important events in history was Napoleon’s abdication at the Palace of Fontainebleau in 1814, which marked his end as ruler. He later was defeated and exiled to the island of Elba. Napoleon eventually returned to power during the Hundred Days in 1815 and during that time he stayed at the Palace and shortly later was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and exiled to Saint Helena until his death at the age of 51 (Napoleon’s Adieux to the Old Guard at Fontainebleau).

The Palace of Fontainebleau is a testament to France’s rich history and association with various monarchs including Napoleon. Today the Palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular tourist destination for its magnificent architecture and extensive grounds.

Work Cited:

Primary:

Olivier Cotte, "Napoleon's Adieux to the Old Guard at Fontainebleau, 20 April 1814," Napoleon.org, accessed March 12, 2024, https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/napoleons-adieux-to-the-old-guard-at-fontainebleau-20-april-1814/.

Lanfrey, Pierre. “Battle of Austerlitz.” Original Sources, 1805. Accessed March 12, 2024. https://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CXWKV6BLJITIH4X.

Menzel, Wolfgang. “Battle of Waterloo.” Original Sources, 1815. Accessed March 12, 2024. https://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GUFM1FEUEVWJEAK.

Green, John Richard. “Wellington Peninsular Campaign.” Original Sources, 1808. Accessed March 13, 2024. https://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZG58LA43WSS9ZSN.

Napoleon.org. “Timeline: Consulate/1st French Empire - napoleon.org,” n.d. https://www.napoleon.org/en/young-historians/napodoc/timeline-consulate1st-french-empire/.

Secondary:

Gareth, Glover. “THE WATERLOO ARCHIVE VOLUME I: BRITISH SOURCES.” Original Sources. Accessed March 13, 2024. https://www.napoleon.org/en/magazine/publications/the-waterloo-archive-volume-i-british-sources/.

"Napoleon Bonaparte and the Louvre," Napoleon Cologne Blog, accessed March 12, 2024, https://blog.napoleon-cologne.fr/en/napoleon-bonaparte-and-the-louvre/.

"Peninsular War: Napoleon's Spanish Ulcer," BBC Radio 4 Today Reports, accessed March 14, 2024, https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/reports/misc/peninsularwar_20080502.shtml.

Staff, HistoryNet, and James W. Shosenberg. “Napoleon’S Masterpiece, the Battle of Austerlitz.” HistoryNet, December 2, 2019. https://www.historynet.com/napoleonic-wars-battle-of-austerlitz #:~:text=Sometime%20after%204%20p.m.%20the,wounded%20and%20some%20600%20prisoners.

 "The Palace of Napoleon I," Château de Fontainebleau, accessed March 14, 2024, https://www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr/en/explore-the-castle-and-gardens/chateau-fontainebleau-history/the-palace-of-napoleon-i/.

[wayti-blog]

"In all [light] spheres there are magnificent temples where the soul can develop further.

For example, there is the Temple of the Mother and the Temple of the Universe, in which you can connect with the universe. 

In the 1st [light] sphere is the Temple of the Medici. Everything that lives in the Universe is studied here. Here all diseases of man on earth are studied and methods for healing are developed. Work is also being done here on the instrument that will cure the disease cancer and solve it once and for all."

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[tumbletumula]

Florence, Girolamo Savorona est né à Ferrare le 21

Thème : Florence, Girolamo Savorona est né à Ferrare le 21 septembre 1452 Thomo : Excommunier Savonarole pour hérésie Les Boers étaient à la fois « blancs » et « noirs ». Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité.

Les premières questions sont : qui était Jérôme ? les Swana Boers en Europe à la Renaissance et leur départ ? Girolamo Savorona est né à Ferrare le 21 septembre 1452, troisième fils de Niccolò et Elena Bonacossi et neveu de Michele, médecin de confiance de la famille ducale. Inscrit à la Faculté des Arts de l'Atelier de Ferrare en 1473, deux ans plus tard, il s'enfuit à Bologne et ici, au couvent de San Domenico, il fit sa profession de foi en entrant dans l'ordre des prédicateurs. Maître des novices au couvent de Santa Maria degli Angeli à Ferrare au cours de la période biennale 1478-1479, il fut ensuite envoyé en Toscane avec la tâche d'exposer l'Écriture Sainte aux novices du couvent de San Marco et de prêcher dans la basilique. de San Lorenzo à Florence. Bien que, selon des sources contemporaines, sa prédication rencontra très peu de succès, ce premier séjour à Florence fut marqué par la vision prophétique d'un fléau imminent qui frapperait l'Église et la chrétienté, et on en trouve des traces dans les sermons de Carême qu'il prononça à San Gimignano en 1485 et 1486. ​​​​Rappelé à Bologne en 1487 comme enseignant au couvent de San Domenico, dans les deux années suivantes, il prêcha dans diverses villes du nord de l'Italie et put toucher les conditions désastreuses de vie de ces populations, au-delà de l'apparente magnificence des nobles cours. En mai 1490, à la demande explicite de Lorenzo de' Medici et à la suggestion de Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, il retourna à Florence, toujours dans le couvent de San Marco, en devenant son prieur en 1491 et réussissant à le rendre indépendant du dominicain. province de Lombardie ( 1493). Lors de la descente de Charles VIII de France (1494), il convainc le roi d'éviter de saccager la ville et devient le principal promoteur d'un changement radical d'État dans un sens populaire : mise en place d'un conseil d'inspiration vénitienne, loi d'apaisement entre les factions, droit d'appel pour le condamné au nom d'une justice « juste ». Après une brève suspension due à des attaques répétées contre la corruption ecclésiastique, qu'il indiqua comme la cause profonde de la ruine de l'Italie, le pape Alexandre VI accepta une reprise de son activité de prédicateur (1496). Mais les attaques contre la corruption de l'Église de Rome ne cessèrent pas, au contraire elles s'intensifièrent quand on lui offrit, en échange du silence, l'élection comme cardinal. Le refus de Savonarole conduisit le pape, le 7 novembre 1496, à dissoudre la nouvelle Congrégation de Saint-Marc et à imposer son incorporation à celle toscane-romaine, et, le 12 mai 1497, à excommunier Savonarole pour hérésie et désobéissance compte tenu de sa détermination. pour maintenir l'autonomie de San Marco. Thème : la diaspora Boer Swana d'Egypte Développement et preuves. Thomo : principal « danger de parler de xénophobie européenne » Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité.

[italianrenaissancetravellog]

Arrival of the Medici Giraffe, 1487

I first heard a rumor that the great Lorenzo de’ Medici was gifted a giraffe by the sultan of Egypt and that there was to be a giraffe in Florence, a rarity in all the neighboring lands. I have never seen a giraffe before, and neither had my parents or my grandparents. The last giraffe to be seen was long before my time, and I had only heard tales of their magnificence. Cosimo desired a real giraffe but only ever had a wooden one. I wanted to see a real giraffe because this opportunity might never come again. I, along with my husband, had the honor of attending the presentation of the great giraffe and other exotic animals from the east. 

We stood in the back of the crowd while everyone from cardinals to merchants, noblemen and noblewomen, stood waiting to get a peek of this great beast, Lorenzo de’ Medici was sitting, looking proud, just waiting receive what he had been wanting for so long. One could smell perfume in the room. After a few moments, they then brought her in. Everyone became hushed, and a few people gasped. She had to have been the height of second story window. Lorenzo was very pleased. The rest of the crowd, myself included, were infatuated with her. Lorenzo the Magnificent now had his symbol of power and would be cemented as a great and powerful man. He kept her in a menagerie with other exotic animals.

The poor thing did not live for not much more than another year. I guess giraffes were not made to be kept, but to be left wild. I will always remember how she loved to nibble on treats given to her by the other noble people. My husband told me of her death while I was eating the breakfast that had just been prepared by our servant, a meal of porridge and bread. She had been kept in a barn and the tall thing got her head stuck in the rafters, and she subsequently snapped her neck and died in a panic. There would never be another giraffe in Florence in my lifetime. 

Sources

Belozerskaya, Marina. The Medici Giraffe : And Other Tales of Exotic Animals and Power. 1st ed. New York: Little, Brown and, 2006. (accessed November 20, 2022)

Field, Arthur. The Intellectual Struggle for Florence: Humanists and the Beginnings of the Medici Regime, 1420-1440. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017). (accessed November 3, 2022)

Machiavelli, Niccolò. History of Florence: Lorenzo de' Medici. Letter. Boston: 1882. From `The History of Florence', Vol. 1, Book 8, 36. https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/machiavelli-histflo-lorenzo.asp. (accessed November 3, 2022)

Padgett, John F., and Christopher K. Ansell, Robust Action and the Rise of the Medici, 1400-1434, (American Journal of Sociology: The University of Chicago Press, May 1993). (accessed November 3, 2022)

Vasari, Giorgio and da Faenza, Marco. Ambassadors pay homage to Lorenzo the Magnificent. 1556-1558, Pallazo Vecchio. JPG, http://www.freyasflorence.com/the-exotic-in-florence-the-medici-giraffe/. (accessed November 24, 2022)

[errruvande]

Leofric: one day you'll lose at something, and it will hurt you more. Uthred: How's that? Leofric: You never lost at anything, and I'll be there. Uthred: Oh, I'm sure. To gloat. Leofric: ... to pick you up.

[memedici]

francesco: (about lorenzo) oh, so now I’m supposed to be nice and make friends and treat him with mutual respect?

guglielmo: yeah!

francesco: that’s exactly what he wants me to do, guglielmo, wake up!

guglielmo: that’s what everyone wants everyone to do

[imaginesbykesia]

Lorenzo, incredibly drunk: I am the stupidest of all the stupid boys.

Francesco, exasperated: No.

[keetika]

     —   ⁺  𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐋 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍  ,  1986  [ #2530 GIFS ]  MEDICI: THE MAGNIFICENT S2  /  daniel sharman is white, please cast accordingly and use appropriately. all of the gifs have been created from scratch by me. to access the gifs please click the source link. do not edit, claim as your own or add into your own hunts! time and effort were spent into making these gifs, a like or a reblog would be much appreciated!

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[therepublicofletters]

I’ve been meaning to make a masterpost with a list of books and articles for people interested in the Italian Renaissance - so, behold!  These are taken mostly from my own bookshelf, syllabi of classes I’ve taken, and bibliographies I’ve compiled for papers I’ve written.  I’ve tried to provide a broader overview of the Renaissance with more general topics, and not to give books that are too incredibly specific and not relevant unless you’re working specifically in topic.  I’ve also tried  to find PDFs or links for anything that you can access online.

I hope this is useful for anyone who’s interested in this period, and I will always be happy to answer questions or try to provide sources for more specific topics!

** indicates a primary source

General Reading.

The Renaissance in Europe by Margaret L. King

**The Civilization of the Italian Renaissance: A Sourcebook by Kenneth Bartlett

Florence and Beyond: Culture, Society and Politics in Renaissance Italy : Essays in Honour of John M. Najemy, ed. David S. Peterson and Daniel E. Bornstein | Google Books

The Renaissance: Italy and Abroad, ed. John Jeffries Martin | Google Books

Daily Life and Culture, Public and Private.

**The Book of the Courtier by Baldassare Castiglione | English PDF

Public Life in Renaissance Florence by Richard Trexler

Friendship, Love, and Trust in Renaissance Florence by Dale Kent | JSTOR

Dressing Renaissance Florence: Families, Fortune, and Fine Clothing by Carole Collier Frick | Google Books

Household and Lineage in Renaissance Florence: The Family Life of the Capponi, Ginori and Rucellai by Francis William Kent | JSTOR

“Did Women Have a Renaissance?” by Joan Kelly | PDF

Politics and Diplomacy.

**The Online Tratte (Election Records) of Office Holders, 1282-1532

Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livy by Niccolò Machiavelli || English: PDF | Archive.org || Italian: PDF

The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli || English: PDF | Archive.org | Audiobook || Italian: PDF | Project Gutenberg

Note: the Prince is not really representative of political ideology in the Italian Renaissance.  I would actually recommend the Discourses more highly because of how they explore the reality, rather than the possible or ideal, of Italian politics.  For Machiavelli’s works, I really like the Allan Gilbert translations, published as The Chief Works and Others

The Cambridge Companion to Machiavelli, ed. John Najemy

“The Dialogue of Power in Florentine Politics” by John Najemy, in The Renaissance: Italy and Abroad, ed. Martin| Google Books

The Florentine Magnates: Lineage and Faction in a Medieval Commune by Carol Lansing | JSTOR

Economics.

The Economy of Renaissance Florence by Richard Goldthwaite

Medici Money by Tim Parks

**The Online Catasto (Tax Records) of 1427-29

Classic Works.  Some of these are now considered out-of-date, but they have done a lot to inform the current work on the Italian Renaissance.

The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy by Jacob Bruckhardt | PDF | Project Gutenberg

The Crisis of the Early Italian Renaissance by Hans Baron | Library Access

Paleography and Manuscript Studies.

Dictionary of Latin and Italian Abbreviations/Dizionario di Abbreviature Latine e Italiane/Lexicon Abbriviaturarum by Adriano Cappelli – an absolute must-have for the would-be paleographer!! | Archive.org 

Latin Paleography: Antiquity and the Middle Ages by Bernhard Bischoff

A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600 by Michelle P. Brown

Introduction to Manuscript Studies by Raymond Clemens and Timothy Graham

Art History.

**The Lives of the Artists by Giorgio Vasari -  a must have the Renaissance art historian, but also just a pleasure to read

**On Painting/De pictura by Leon Battista Alberti | Latin | Italian | English Excerpts

There are a lot of great works on individual artists, topics, or works of art, so it would be too much to list them all here!  I didn’t use a single textbook to start my study of Italian art - it’s very easy to find things in this topic!

The Medici.

The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall by Christopher Hibbert

The Lives of the Early Medici as Told Through Their Correspondence, ed. Janet Ross | Archive.org

Magnifico: The Brilliant Life and Violent Times of Lorenzo de’ Medici by Miles J. Unger

The Life of Lorenzo de’ Medici, Called the Magnificent by William Roscoe - Slightly outdated now, but a classic work, and includes some relevant primary sources | Archive.org

April Blood by Lauro Martines

The Montefeltro Conspiracy by Marcello Simonetta

Inventari medicei, 1417-1465 : Giovanni di Bicci, Cosimo e Lorenzo di Giovanni, Piero di Cosimo, ed. Marco Spallanzani

Libro d'inventario dei beni di Lorenzo il Magnifico, ed. Marco Spallanzani and Giovanna Gaeta Bertelà

Lorenzo de' Medici at Home: The Inventory of the Palazzo Medici in 1492, ed. Richard Stapleford

[greatevil]

𝐹𝑂𝑅 𝐸𝑆𝐴𝑈: 𝑌𝑂𝑈 𝑇𝑂𝑂𝐾 𝐶𝐴𝑅𝐸 𝑂𝐹 𝑌𝑂𝑈𝑅 𝐹𝐴𝑀𝐼𝐿𝑌.   [ . . . ]    𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘. 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓.

KLAUS    AND    ELIJAH   MIKAELSØN.

SOURCES: THE ORIGINALS, THE RAVEN BOYS, MEDICI: THE MAGNIFICENT, UNKNOWN.

[where-our-stories-start]

Tortall Fancast Series - Keladry of Mindelan

So I’ve had a lot of folks ask about various fancasts I’ve used in gifsets and photosets of Tortall characters. I thought I’d start a series of favorite fancasts, both as a resource for folks looking to create content and as a way to keep track of sources myself.

Kel’s my girl, so I’m starting with her.

Kel was always big for a girl, having inherited her mother's height. By the age of 18, she was 5'10" tall. She was stocky, broad-shouldered, and solid waisted, having her father's body style. It was suggested that she and Cleon (another squire, also tall like her) should marry and raise young giants. She kept her light brown hair cut short, at her ear lobes. Her eyes were a dreamy hazel-green framed with long lashes. She had a delicate nose over full lips. She was very muscular, every bit as much as a man with her title. She had scars, especially fine and deep ones on her hands after caring for a baby griffin in her squire years. (x)

Kel is 10 in First Test, 11-13 in Page, 14-17 in Squire, and 18 in Lady Knight.

TL;DR: look to Joan of Arc material for Kel.

LISE LEPLAT PRUDHOMME - JEANNE D’ARC (JEANNETTE, JOAN OF ARC)

Lise Leplat Prudhomme is my favorite fancast for Page Kel. Most of her useful material comes from her second Joan of Arc film (titled Joan of Arc), which she was 10 while filming. She wears armor and other “boy’s” clothing in all the footage I’ve found, and her hair is either very short or tied back. She also starred in the film’s prequel, Jeannette, during which she was 8. Kel canonically has long hair before starting page training, so Jeannette can be useful for pre-series material.

KATE MABERLY - ASSORTED FILMS

It’s unfortunately that Kate Maberly never did medieval period films as a kid, because she’s pretty much exactly what I picture for Kel as a page. She was 10 while filming The Secret Garden (good for pre-series content; set at the turn of the 20th century), and 12 while filming both Friendship’s Field and The Langoliers (both modern fashion).

SAM TAYLOR BUCK - YOUNG LORENZO (MEDICI: THE MAGNIFICENT)

Normally I wouldn’t use a male fancast for Kel, who’s so adamant about being a girl, but I like using Sam Taylor Buck specifically for the scene pictured above, in which he’s jousting against a target like the ones described in Page. Sam was 14 when filming Season 2 of Medici.

MAISIE WILLIAMS -  ARYA STARK (GAME OF THRONES SEASONS 2-4)

Maisie Williams (and Arya) is definitely smaller than Kel, but she otherwise fits the image I always had when reading the books. She was 14-16 when filming Seasons 2-4 of Game of Thrones, and exclusively wears the outfit pictured above for the duration of that time. There is a lot of footage of her working with both sword and bow, as well as riding horses of various colors.

LEELEE SOBIESKI - JOAN OF ARC (JOAN OF ARC)

Leelee Sobieski is another favorite fancast of mine, for Kel as a squire rather than as a page. She was roughly 16 when filming the 1999 Joan of Arc. She wears armor and other masculine clothing, including a cloak that looks similar to the Bazhir burnooses the Own wears.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY - GWYN (PRINCESS OF THIEVES)

Keira Knightley was 15/16 when filming Princess of Thieves, a Wonderful World of Disney film (that’s how it’s billed on her IMDb page if you’re looking for it). She’s much slighter in build than Kel, and she wields a bow more than anything else, but she’s got the appropriate hair and facial features, so I’ve used her particularly for content with mostly closeups.

MILLA JOVOVICH - JOAN OF ARC (THE MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC)

Hey look, Joan of Arc again! Big women in armor are a bit hard to come by in medieval fantasy, and Milla Jovovich is my favorite for Lady Knight Kel. She was 23/24 while filming The Messenger, and like the other Joan of Arc actresses has great clothing for Kel. She’s a bit too blonde for Kel, but we can’t have everything.

If you’ve got favorite fancasts for Kel, feel free to add them! The full series (you  know, once I make it) can be found here.