Hear ye, hear ye!
Good folk of this strange metallic realm, I, Alric the Balladeer, humble weaver of words and keeper of tales, have borne witness to a most miraculous spectacle: a moving tapestry of light and wonder by the name of How to Train Your Dragon (2025).

I know not what sorcery powers this grand chamber of images and thunderous sound (ye call it a “cinema”), but I must proclaim with utmost sincerity — ‘tis an enchantment most wondrous!

Of Picture-Scrolls and Living Beasts

At first, I did believe mine eyes deceived me. Creatures of wing and flame, gliding ‘cross endless skies, rendered not by paint nor thread but by some bewitching alchemy of light and shadow. Verily, the dragons of this fable — chief among them a sprightly beast called Toothless — are as lively as the wyverns of old songs, yet of greater cunning and charm.

The craft of their movement, the sheen upon their scales, the flicker of flame — ‘tis finer than any tapestry woven by the monks of Elderwick Abbey, mayhaps even grander than the murals of Lord Varnhelm’s Great Hall.

Of Heroes, Kin, and the Bitter Draught of Change

The young chieftain Hiccup, bearer of both courage and grief, returns as a man weathered by burden. His tale doth teach of bonds forged in fire and trials met with steadfast heart. And lo — though dragons and men once soared as one, this chapter sings a sorrowed verse of parting and sacrifice.

I, Alric, oft a teller of merry jests, did find mine own heart heavy at such moments. Even so, the jesters within this tale bring mirth amid the melancholy, ensuring the laughter of children and even grizzled warriors resounds betwixt scenes of dire consequence.

Of Wondrous Lands and Heavenly Skies

The painted heavens, vast and shimmering, didst stir within me the longing of every skyward ballad I’ve sung beside crackling fires. Seas as deep as the gods’ own chalice, forests thick as ancient tomes, and lands unseen by mortal eyes unfolded before me.

Were I to compose an ode to the masters of this vision, it would be filled with praise most unending.