Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Witcher is a great movie if you are a fan of fantasy. The American series takes us on amazing journeys to foreign lands where we meet astonishing monsters, witches, wizards, and incredible people with supernatural powers.
The Witcher. Credit: Netflix
It’s a fantasy epic that offers hours of pleasant entertainment, but did you know many of the creatures we encounter in the Witcher are based on European folklore?
This isn’t really surprising because the Witcher was written by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski who was inspired by many creatures encountered in Slavic mythology. Although the story is fantasy, Sapkowski draw inspiration from European mythology for the monsters Geralt faces.
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