A vision of grace, wisdom and strength of character, Queen Elinor is fiercely dedicated to the well being of her family and kingdom.
With a spirit as vibrant as her untamed hair, Merida also has a softness of heart, especially when it comes to her wee triplet brothers. She feels most at home in the outdoors honing her impressive athletic skills as an archer and swordfighter, and racing across the magnificent Highland countryside with her faithful horse, Angus. Passionate and fiery, Merida is a headstrong teenager of royal upbringing who is struggling to take control of her own destiny. This article was corrected on 30 August 2012 because the original standfirst said pedalled, when it should have said peddled.From a trio of wee mischievous brothers to an elegant-if somewhat uptight-queen, not to mention its lot of quirky lords, Disney/Pixar’s new 3D adventure “Brave” features a cast of wildly diverse characters and a host of talented pros who lend them their voices. Richard Oram is a Professor of Medieval and Environmental History at the University of Stirling. It's said that she and her ladies appeared on the battlements, dusting the places where the enemies' stones had fallen – though that particular story may be as apocryphal as the events in this film. There's Euphemia, a countess of Ross in her own right in the 14th century, and Agnes Randolph, Countess of Dunbar, who defended Dunbar Castle during the 1330s.
The fact that the film has a strong woman at its centre may actually be quite accurate: we know very little about women in medieval Scotland, but those we do know about seem to have been pretty feisty. It's also highly unlikely there were bears in medieval times: we think they became extinct in Scotland in the prehistoric period. That ties in with the view peddled abroad since Queen Victoria: that of a bare, rugged land, inhabited by wild men in kilts. The general feel – the mix of water and hills, forest and mountains – is very good: the forests are a realistic blend of Scots pine and birch.
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