Tir Na nOg, there is no record of when the actual tales were first conceived – it is impossible to know this for sure, but what is possible to know, is the period of which they were first constructed into literature format – which was somewhere between Medieval times.
Below were some mood boards I created to explore the look for the world’s setting within the story.
Reading List:
Anon. (2011) Legend [1985]. Photograph. Available at: http://www.ferdyonfilms.com/2011/legend-1985/9649/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Ayres, P. (2016) Sleeping Beauty Eyvind Earle Concept Artwork of Prince Philip Battling Maleficent as the Dragon. Concept Art. Available at: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/562527809677512000/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Biddulph, K. (2016a) Prehistoric House Iron Age Home. Illustration. Available at: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/182606959867094882/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Biddulph, K. (2016b) Reconstructed Neolithic house, Wexford, Ireland. Photograph. Available at: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/182606959867031316/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Blogmediafreaks. (2012) “Enchanted forest” — Snow White and the Huntsman. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3uDEUlRN4A [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Caveman. (2015) Ireland Wallpapers. Available at: http://wallpapercave.com/ireland-wallpaper [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Comstock. (1999) Waterfall , Olympic National Park , Washington , USA. Getty Images. Available at: http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/photo/waterfall-olympic-national-park-washington-usa-royalty-free-image/78480864 [Accessed January 11, 2017].
David. (2012a) Legend. Photograph. Available at: https://twilightswarden.wordpress.com/tag/tom-cruise/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
David. (2012b) Movie review: “Legend” (1985). Photograph. Available at: https://twilightswarden.wordpress.com/2012/10/21/movie-review-legend-1985/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
DCZKY. (2016) Dreadlocks. Pinterest. Available at: https://uk.pinterest.com/amp/pin/317644579945905305/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Derbyshire, D. (2010) A Depiction of a Stone-Age House in Ireland. Available at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1301837/Found-Britains-oldest-house-10-500-years-old.html [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Earle, E. (1988) Spruce Redwoods And Pine. Available at: https://www.wikiart.org/en/eyvind-earle/spruce-redwoods-and-pine [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Effendi, D. (2014) Maleficient. Concept Art. Available at: http://delinotes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/maleficent.html [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Hawgood, D. (2016) Reconstruction of an ancient Hunter-gatherer hut and a First Irish Farmer hut at Irish National Heritage Park, Wexford, Ireland. Photograph. Available at: http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/researchers-reveal-how-celtic-curse-fell-upon-ancient-irish-4000-years-020686 [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Hofshi, H. (2016) Irish Reenactments. Available at: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/62628251038474139/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Imhoff, K. (2015) Fairy Glen. Photograph. Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/128448633@N06/23476569225/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Issac, A. (2016) Giant Irish Elk. Art. Available at: https://aliisaacstoryteller.com/2016/07/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Krahenbuhl, T. (2016) The Giant of Fall & The Queen of Winter. Illustration. Available at: http://taylorkrahenbuhl.tumblr.com/image/151339881352 [Accessed January 11, 2017].
La Lune, S. (2010) Riding In Moonlight. Sur La Lune Fairy Tales Blog. Available at: http://surlalunefairytales.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/swedish-fairy-tales-and-john-bauer.html [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Lockwood, J. (2016) Monster nation: The Forest. Photograph. Available at: http://geeksout.org/blogs/justinlockwood/monster-nation-forest [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Lueang, R. (2016) The Elk and the Norse Goddess. Illustration. Available at: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/319826011019370776/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
McDonnell, C. (2013) Artist of the Day: Kenard Pak. Illustration. Available at: http://www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-of-the-day/kenard-pak-91819.html [Accessed January 11, 2017].
McPharlin, S. (2014) Legend, The Bastard Child of ’80s Fantasy Films. Photograph. Available at: http://www.standbyformindcontrol.com/2014/11/legend-the-bastard-child-of-80s-fantasy-films/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Michael, J. (2013) Princess Mononoke. Photograph. Available at: https://thesixthstation.wordpress.com/tag/miyazaki/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Michelle, H. (2016) John Bauer. Illustration. Available at: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/120823202483338123/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
O’Brien, K. (2011a) Medb hErenn. Available at: http://www.medbherenn.com/images/reid19.jpg [Accessed January 11, 2017].
O’Brien, K. (2011b) The Society of Ancient Ireland. Photograph. Available at: http://www.medbherenn.com/society-of-ireland.html [Accessed January 11, 2017].
O’Quinn, E. (2012) Wolf Hound. Available at: https://erinsromance.wordpress.com/?s=hound [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Osato, K. (2014) The Princess Bride. Photograph. Available at: http://www.amoeba.com/blog/2014/03/grow-sound-tree/fantasy-march-campaigning-for-genre-awareness.html [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Oulaka, 2011. High – Resolution Irish St Patrick’s Day Style Wallpaper.. Available at: http://abc.2008php.com/tuku/2011/0324/901796.html [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Power, E., (2015) Legend [1985]. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/legend-ridley-scott/tom-cruise-making-of/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Ramaswamy, C. (2015) Glen Etive, Glen Coe. Photograph. Available at: https://www.roughguides.com/article/10-great-places-to-go-walking-in-scotland/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Regan, R., (2016) Dolmen & Standing Stones. Photograph. Available at: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/327707310368130393/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Rennaker, R. (2016) Entrance of Dunadd Fort, Kilmartin Glen, Scotland. Photograph. Available at: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/101823641553953265/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Ripley, H., (2016) The la Tene Celtic Culture. Photograph. Available at: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/367395282081663576/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Roth, B., (2013) Eyvind Earle — Master of the Trees. Illustration. Available at: http://doorofperception.com/2013/07/eyvind-earle-dream-landscapes/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Schmidt, K., (2016) Little Woodbury Round House at Butser Ancient Farm Hampshire UK. Photograph. Available at: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/401453754258545202/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Sedlmayer, D. (2008) Killarney Torc Waterfall Steps. Photograph. Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/davethegrey/2723055509 [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Serrano, A. (2008) Sony Pictures Development Art. Available at: https://www.blogger.com/profile/04745661067399158046 [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Shepard, A. (2007) The Mountain of Marvels. Available at: http://www.aaronshep.com/books/Mabinogion_art.jpg [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Smail, C. (2013) Never Ending Story [1984]. Available at: http://illusion.scene360.com/movies/52813/visually-stunning-sci-fi-and-fantasy-films/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Starr, B., (2013) Magical Landscapes By A Legend: Eyvind Earle. Available at: https://www.visualnews.com/2013/04/01/magical-landscapes-by-a-legend-eyvind-earle/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Táin March. (2015) The Annual Reenactment of An Táin Bó Cúaligne Has Announced That It Will Begin In Tulsk, Co. Roscommon. Available at: http://www.tainmarch.net/index.php/en/join-tain-march/celtic-clothing.html [Accessed January 11, 2017].
The Best Travel Photos. (2014) Serra da Estrela Natural Park, Portugal.. Available at: http://frame.bloglovin.com/?post=2136761377&blog=3722836&group=0&frame=1&frame_type=none&avpp=true&context=&context_ids=&feed_order=&click=0&user=0 [Accessed January 11, 2017].
The London Eye. (2017) Lava fields. Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/londoneye/5486806287/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
Wright Outta Nowhere. (2012) The Devils Staircase. Available at: https://wrightouttanowhere.com/tag/kingshouse/ [Accessed January 11, 2017].
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