Overview
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell is set during the Napoleonic Wars in an England where magic once existed and is about to return. So begins a dangerous battle between two great men.
1806. England is beleaguered by the long war with Napoleon and centuries have passed since practical magicians faded into the nation's past. However, scholars of this glorious history discover that one remains — the reclusive and skillful Mr. Norrell. His displays of magic soon thrill the nation. In London, he raises the beautiful Lady Pole from the dead and summons an army of ghostly ships to terrify the French.
Soon the cautious and fussy Norrell is challenged by the emergence of another magician: the brilliant novice Jonathan Strange. While trying to secure his beloved Arabella's hand in marriage, he meets a vagabond, the magician of Threadneedle Street, Vinculus, who tells him he is destined to be a great magician. Young, handsome and daring, Strange is the very antithesis of Norrell. A dangerous battle ensues between the two great men. Their obsessions and secret dabblings with the dark arts will cause more trouble than they can imagine.
| Original Air Dates: | — |
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| Country: | UK |
| Genre: | Drama, Fantasy |
| Network: | BBC One |
| Watched by: | 19 727 1 007 389 |
| Total running time: | 7 hours |
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| Episodes: | 7 |
in British mythology, elves were divided into Seelie and Unseelie (Good and Unkind) courts. The Unseelie court, where this elf comes from, is famous for its evil disposition, cruelty and other bad things. They are not just unkind, they are treacherous, treacherous - in short, it is better not to mess with them. :) And the main reason for their hatred of humans, according to legend, is simple and related to Christianity: elves have no souls, therefore the Kingdom of heaven is closed to them, they cannot see Christian salvation. It really pisses them off. This is mentioned in the original novel by Suzanne Clark (although the context must be taken into account - there is a lot of irony and deliberate confusion that arose due to the fact that magicians often lied in their books).
Carvel and Marsan are amazing. They should be rewarded at least for the best hairstyles in this series.
I'm waiting for the grand finale!