Dragonheart

Dragonheart Teacher: Liliana Lo Preiato

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Young Prince Einon is dying. Only the Great Dragon can help him. But first the boy has to say, ‘I won’t be a cruel king. I’ll love my people and be kind to them.’ But Einon is cruel, and everybody in the country is afraid. Now the Dragon, good Sir Bowen and the peasants have to fight in a great battle between Good and Bad


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Sir Bowen, one of King Freyne’s Knights, is teaching Prince Einon, the king's son, to fight with the sword. Sir Bowen wants to make Einon a good fighter

Bowen also wants to teach Einon the Old Code

A set of rules that taught Kings and Knights to treat their people (the peasants) well and to rule justly. The idea of the Old Code is taken from the English medieval Code of Chivalry and the legendary court of King Arthur and the round table

Life was good when Kings respected the Old Code and everybody was happy

Things changed: Knights did not respect it anymore and peasants became angry


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The Old Code A knight is sworn to valor. His heart knows only virtue.

His blade defends the helpless. His might upholds the weak. His word speaks only truth.

His wrath undoes the wicked!


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Bowen says: I don’t like life now; everybody is angry. I want you, boy, to remember the Old Code all

your life.

Brok, one of the King Knights, appears and says:

We’re fighting the peasants and King Freyne wants his son to come and watch. The peasants

are stupid. The king says they have to die!

Bowen thinks it is not good to fight the peasants. He hates Brok because he does not live by the Old Code. He’s the King’s man

Einon understands Bowen hates his father, too because he likes killing peasants

Einon says: When my father dies, I'll be king. And you’ll be my man.

Bowen looked at Einon with love in his eyes. He loved him like a son

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