Showdown

The Long Ships

Best films set in the middle ages

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Saxons, Vikings, Romans and Celts, oh my! Bring out the long ships, because this Showdown is a reckoning of the best films made about the middle ages. Whether early, high or late, make an ironclad list of ten films that do the best job of bringing light to the dark ages: the bloody raids and village sackings, looting and pillaging, outlanders and aliens, dragon-trainers and dragon-slayers, flying daggers and ladyhawkes, barbarians and pathfinders, pagan poetics, Scandi scandals, armies of darkness, and the fury of the Northmen. What a time to be alive!

Most mentioned

  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • The Seventh Seal
  • The Green Knight
  • Braveheart
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • The Last Duel
  • The Northman
  • Army of Darkness
  • The Princess Bride
  • Kingdom of Heaven
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Seven Samurai
  • The Name of the Rose
  • Andrei Rublev
  • Robin Hood
  • A Knight's Tale
  • Excalibur
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth
  • Ran
  • Rashomon

Lists

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  • Flesh + Blood
  • Excalibur
  • Black Angel
  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King
  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey
Gregory⛧Joseph

Gregory⛧Joseph 195 films

  • Macbeth
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Macbeth
  • Andrei Rublev
  • Marketa Lazarová
JJ Gittes

JJ Gittes 100 films

  • The Lord of the Rings
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • Andrei Rublev
  • The Seventh Seal
  • Wolfwalkers
Moebius Badoco

Moebius Badoco 138 films

  • Seven Samurai
  • Rashomon
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
ManPerson

ManPerson 3 films

  • The Name of the Rose
  • Flesh + Blood
  • The Court Jester
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Erik the Viking
Josias Troyer

Josias Troyer 10 films

  • Andrei Rublev
  • The Seventh Seal
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • Seven Samurai
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
deathmaumau

deathmaumau 10 films

  • Army of Darkness
  • The Seventh Seal
  • The Court Jester
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • The Three Musketeers
JTFX

JTFX 10 films

  • Robin and Marian
  • The Vikings
  • Excalibur
  • The Masque of the Red Death
  • The Last Duel
Zayne

Zayne 10 films

  • The Northman
  • The Green Knight
  • A Knight's Tale
  • Shrek
  • Shrek 2
MJG-Chicity

MJG-Chicity 8 films

  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • Jabberwocky
  • Outlaw King
  • The Name of the Rose
  • Braveheart
Guilherme Simões Reis

Guilherme Simões Reis 11 films

  • Häxan
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • The Seventh Seal
  • Saladin the Victorious
  • Chimes at Midnight
jph139

jph139 20 films

  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • Braveheart
  • The Last Duel
  • The Witch
nathan

nathan 10 films

  • The Princess Bride
  • Seven Samurai
  • Ran
  • Army of Darkness
  • Throne of Blood
NoSubculture

NoSubculture 10 films

  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • The Court Jester
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Ivanhoe
  • Henry V
ozmodiar

ozmodiar 10 films

  • Love's Crucible
  • Häxan
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • Rashomon
Travis D. Johnson

Travis D. Johnson 10 films

  • The Lion in Winter
  • Becket
  • The Seventh Seal
  • Ran
  • Macbeth
Eduardo Ramírez

Eduardo Ramírez 22 films

  • Häxan
  • Army of Darkness
  • Hagazussa
  • Onibaba
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Robert Berlin

Robert Berlin 10 films

  • Andrei Rublev
  • The Flowers of St. Francis
  • The Seventh Seal
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • Arabian Nights
phuz

phuz 30 films

  • Marketa Lazarová
  • The Seventh Seal
  • The Assassin
  • Legend of the Mountain
  • The Valley of the Bees
Ivan

Ivan 10 films

  • The Virgin Spring
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • The Lion in Winter
  • The Seventh Seal
  • Sleeping Beauty
mooveefan

mooveefan 10 films

  • Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
  • Barry Lyndon
  • Andrei Rublev
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • The Seventh Seal
Victor Buharov

Victor Buharov 10 films

  • The Seventh Seal
  • The Northman
  • Edward II
  • The Green Knight
  • Robin Hood
Niko

Niko 8 films

  • Seven Samurai
  • The Seventh Seal
  • Braveheart
  • Ran
  • Barry Lyndon
Tomasz Jankiewicz

Tomasz Jankiewicz 12 films

  • Seven Samurai
  • Ran
  • Ugetsu
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • The Seventh Seal
Danny Fain

Danny Fain 10 films

  • The Green Knight
  • The Witch
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth
  • Hagazussa
Tyler March

Tyler March 10 films

  • The Lion in Winter
  • The Seventh Seal
  • The Court Jester
  • Viy
  • Deathstalker II
Stephen Hanson

Stephen Hanson 11 films

  • The Lion in Winter
  • A Man for All Seasons
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • The Seventh Seal
  • Henry V
Sam Holdren

Sam Holdren 16 films

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • The Canterbury Tales
  • Chimes at Midnight
  • Erik the Conqueror
  • Excalibur
Gumby Badger

Gumby Badger 10 films

  • Andrei Rublev
  • Army of Darkness
  • Braveheart
  • El Cid
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Gaulty

Gaulty 10 films

  • Seven Samurai
  • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
  • Robin Hood
  • The Seventh Seal
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Robert Speewack Bojorquez

Robert Speewack Bojorquez 10 films

  • Braveheart
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Army of Darkness
Chris Coke

Chris Coke 10 films

  • The Last Duel
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • The Green Knight
  • The Northman
  • The Princess Bride
Jeff Estrada

Jeff Estrada 10 films

  • The Seventh Seal
  • Seven Samurai
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • The Arch
  • Ivan the Terrible, Part I
srdas

srdas 6 films

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Dragonslayer
  • Excalibur
  • The Green Knight
  • How to Train Your Dragon
Kenneth_C

Kenneth_C 10 films

  • The Lion in Winter
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • Time Bandits
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Knighty Knight Bugs
John Chadwick

John Chadwick 10 films

  • The Northman
  • The Witch
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • Braveheart
  • Apocalypto
Ross

Ross 10 films

  • Flesh + Blood
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  • The Name of the Rose
  • Seven Samurai
  • The Green Knight
Pierre

Pierre 14 films

  • The Last Duel
  • Kingdom of Heaven
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Braveheart
  • The Northman
Andrew Franklin

Andrew Franklin 13 films

  • Berserk
  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King
  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey
  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent
  • The Green Knight
Madfrieza

Madfrieza 12 films

  • The Tragedy of Macbeth
  • A Knight's Tale
  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • The Court Jester
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame
joeywright_vo

joeywright_vo 9 films

  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Aladdin
  • Henry V
  • The Princess Bride
Kent Graham

Kent Graham 11 films

  • Excalibur
  • The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
  • Joan of Arc
  • Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
  • Robin and Marian
matt b

matt b 10 films

  • The Northman
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • Macbeth
  • The Sword in the Stone
  • Gladiator
Niall Hassett

Niall Hassett 10 films

  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • The Seventh Seal
  • The Flowers of St. Francis
  • The Decameron
  • The Name of the Rose
Pietro A

Pietro A 15 films

  • The Name of the Rose
  • Seven Samurai
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • Robin Hood
  • The Lion in Winter
Joseph

Joseph 10 films

  • Seven Samurai
  • The Princess Bride
  • The Green Knight
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Ethan

Ethan 15 films

  • The Northman
  • The Lord of the Rings
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • The Green Knight
  • Häxan
michelle grondine

michelle grondine 11 films

  • Braveheart
  • The Northman
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth
  • The Green Knight
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Clifford Close

Clifford Close 10 films

  • The Seventh Seal
  • The Virgin Spring
  • The 13th Warrior
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • A Man for All Seasons
saltomancer

saltomancer 10 films

  • Seven Samurai
  • Shrek 2
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • Shrek
  • Saladin the Victorious
Jamie Ragins

Jamie Ragins 10 films

  • Kingdom of Heaven
  • The Last Duel
  • A Knight's Tale
  • Highlander
  • The Green Knight
Calum

Calum 10 films

  • The King
  • Shrek 2
  • Shrek
  • Macbeth
  • The Northman
aidan mcshane

aidan mcshane 8 films

  • Willow
  • The Name of the Rose
  • Wolfwalkers
  • The Lord of the Rings
  • The Last Samurai
🧀 Almer

🧀 Almer 10 films

  • Seven Samurai
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
  • Shrek
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Mark Loebus

Mark Loebus 10 films

  • Rashomon
  • The Virgin Spring
  • Army of Darkness
Thom Robinson

Thom Robinson 3 films

  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • The Northman
  • Army of Darkness
  • Shrek
  • Kingdom of Heaven
TB14

TB14 10 films

  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • Excalibur
  • The NeverEnding Story
  • The Princess Bride
  • Willow
AndrewC

AndrewC 10 films

  • Dragonslayer
  • Army of Darkness
  • The Name of the Rose
  • Braveheart
  • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Max Rockatansky

Max Rockatansky 10 films

  • The Name of the Rose
  • Excalibur
  • The Seventh Seal
  • Van Helsing
  • Henry V
Davormkd

Davormkd 10 films

  • Princess Mononoke
  • Ran
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • Andrei Rublev
  • Harakiri
Kate Butch

Kate Butch 10 films

  • The Seventh Seal
  • Ran
  • Onibaba
  • Andrei Rublev
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Godard_Knocks

Godard_Knocks 10 films

  • Robin Hood Daffy
  • Rabbit Hood
  • Knights Must Fall
  • Knight-Mare Hare
  • Knighty Knight Bugs
Adam T

Adam T 12 films

  • The Seventh Seal
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Macbeth
  • The Green Knight
  • Sleeping Beauty
J_NC

J_NC 10 films

  • The Name of the Rose
  • Kingdom of Heaven
  • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
  • Seven Samurai
  • Excalibur
Michael Atlan

Michael Atlan 10 films

  • Andrei Rublev
  • The Seventh Seal
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • The Green Knight
  • Braveheart
Rohellec89

Rohellec89 10 films

  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
  • The Princess Bride
Runaboo_

Runaboo_ 3 films

  • The War Lord
  • The Name of the Rose
  • The Seventh Seal
  • Excalibur
  • Pathfinder
Bolido

Bolido 14 films

  • Beowulf
  • Brave
  • The Fountain
  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • Legend
Troy Cornett

Troy Cornett 10 films

  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • The Seventh Seal
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • A Touch of Zen
  • Häxan
Tucker

Tucker 10 films

  • Excalibur
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Robin Hood
  • Robin Hood: Men in Tights
  • Army of Darkness
PF4Eva

PF4Eva 10 films

  • The Seventh Seal
  • Rashomon
  • Ironclad
  • Army of Darkness
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
TheBlackLash

TheBlackLash 14 films

  • Robin Hood Daffy
  • Rabbit Hood
  • Knighty Knight Bugs
  • Knight-Mare Hare
  • Pied Piper Porky
djaha

djaha 7 films

  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • The Princess Bride
  • Ran
  • The Seventh Seal
  • Seven Samurai
Josh

Josh 10 films

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Rashomon
  • The Court Jester
  • The Seventh Seal
  • The Sword in the Stone
SacherTortoise

SacherTortoise 10 films

  • Andrei Rublev
  • The Seventh Seal
  • Macbeth
  • Macbeth
  • The Last Duel
Shane Barlow

Shane Barlow 10 films

  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • Andrei Rublev
  • Marketa Lazarová
  • The Seventh Seal
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
AronDanburg

AronDanburg 10 films

  • Andrei Rublev
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • The Princess Bride
  • Braveheart
  • The Seventh Seal
Tom Velasco

Tom Velasco 29 films

  • Macbeth
  • The Princess Bride
  • The Assassin
  • Ran
  • Valhalla Rising
David McGuff

David McGuff 10 films

  • Ever After
  • A Knight's Tale
  • The Princess Bride
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • Brave
Franzi

Franzi 9 films

  • The Girl Without Hands
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • Macbeth
  • Zama
  • The Northman
Alvaro D. Ruiz

Alvaro D. Ruiz 20 films

  • The Northman
  • Ladyhawke
  • A Knight's Tale
  • Excalibur
  • Kingdom of Heaven
Bryant

Bryant 10 films

  • Army of Darkness
  • Andrei Rublev
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • The Seventh Seal
  • The Virgin Spring
TheRabbidCow

TheRabbidCow 12 films

  • Alexander Nevsky
  • The Vikings
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • Braveheart
Ilov80s

Ilov80s 10 films

  • A Knight's Tale
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • Army of Darkness
  • Robin Hood Daffy
  • Rabbit Hood
Flicks With Friends

Flicks With Friends 10 films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • Princess Mononoke
  • Braveheart
Ben Butler

Ben Butler 10 films

  • House of Flying Daggers
  • The Seventh Seal
  • The Green Knight
  • The Pied Piper
  • The Name of the Rose
VV

VV 10 films

  • Robin Hood
  • Robin Hood: Men in Tights
  • The Name of the Rose
  • The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
  • Braveheart
Quittiie

Quittiie 10 films

  • Robin and Marian
  • Shrek 2
  • The Princess Bride
  • Shrek
  • The Green Knight
Matthew

Matthew 9 films

  • The Seventh Seal
  • The Princess Bride
  • Army of Darkness
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Kevin Ryan

Kevin Ryan 10 films

  • Kingdom of Heaven
  • The Green Knight
  • The Northman
  • The Last Duel
  • Braveheart
Hunter Goebel

Hunter Goebel 10 films

Still from Macbeth (2015)