Fantasy
Station:
Netflix (UK)
Status:
Ended
Start:
2017-12-23
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This documentary series tells the stories that have gripped imaginations for centuries and reveals the fascinating and unexpected history behind them.
TV Show Ended.
S1E1 - Heroes and Villains
The strange Slavic story of Ivan and Koschei the Deathless, the origins of King Arthur and the wizard Merlin, the journey of Odysseus as he resists the beautiful songs of the Sirens, and finally Sigurd and his battle with the dragon Fafnir.
Air Date: 23 Dec 2017 06:00 (CDT)
S1E2 - The Wild Unknown
The tragic Greek myth of Actaeon, the Celtic Otherworld, the Kraken and the woods of Brothers Grimm.
Air Date: 23 Dec 2017 06:00 (CDT)
S1E3 - War
The violent story of Romulus and Remus, the brutal Vikings and the Valkyries, the Trojan War, exploring the influence of Homer's Iliad on Alexander the Great, and 15th Century Romania with its bloodthirsty ruler, Vlad the Impaler.
Air Date: 23 Dec 2017 06:00 (CDT)
S1E4 - Love and Betrayal
Love is a universal and powerful emotion. But it can also be destructive. Lust can destroy, betrayal can wound. Such an often-irrational force asks questions of any society.
Air Date: 23 Dec 2017 06:00 (CDT)
S1E5 - Change and Revolution
How does a community form? How does it survive and adapt to change? The role myths and legends have played in establishing the rules of society and the punishments for those who break them.
Air Date: 23 Dec 2017 06:00 (CDT)
S1E6 - The End of All Things
Death is a frightening, unsettling prospect for us all. Myths and legends help explore those anxieties. But they tell us about more than mortal fear alone. For in a culture's tales of death we can see what it is they value in life.
Air Date: 23 Dec 2017 06:00 (CDT)