fictional kingdom of Florin

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The fictional kingdom of Florin is a whimsical, quasi-European realm featured in William Goldman’s novel and the film adaptation of "The Princess Bride," known for its fairy-tale politics, duels, and romance.

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instanceOf fictional country
fictional kingdom
fictional location
appearsInWork The Princess Bride
surface form: The Princess Bride (1987 film)

The Princess Bride
surface form: The Princess Bride (novel)
countryType monarchical state
createdBy William Goldman
firstAppearanceYear 1973
genre fairy tale
fantasy
hasCapital Florin City
hasCurrency florin (implied by name)
hasFormOfGovernment monarchy
hasLanguage English (in the narrative)
hasNeighbor Guilder
hasNotableCharacter Buttercup
Count Rugen
Fezzik
Inigo Montoya
King of Florin
Prince Humperdinck
King of Florin
surface form: Queen of Florin

Vizzini
Westley
hasNotableEvent battle of wits between Westley and Vizzini
duel between Inigo Montoya and Westley
kidnapping of Buttercup
planned marriage of Buttercup and Prince Humperdinck
storming of the castle by Westley, Inigo, and Fezzik
hasNotableLocation the Cliffs of Insanity
the Fire Swamp
the Florin Channel
the Pit of Despair
the Thieves’ Quarter
the Zoo of Death
hasPoliticalTensionWith Guilder
hasRulerTitle King of Florin
Prince of Florin
hasTheme adventure
heroic revenge
satire of fairy-tale tropes
true love
inspiredBy quasi-European medieval and Renaissance states
mediumOfOrigin literature
narrativeFunction parody of European principalities
narrativeTone comic
romantic
whimsical
plotElement used as setting for a fabricated historical-feeling narrative
settingOf romance between Westley and Buttercup

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The Princess Bride setting fictional kingdom of Florin
Buttercup setting fictional kingdom of Florin
Valerie residesIn fictional kingdom of Florin
this entity surface form: Florin (fictional country)
Florinese relatedConcept fictional kingdom of Florin
this entity surface form: Florin (fictional kingdom)