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Henry Fielding, John Newbery, Samuel Johnson, Boswell, and William Cowper were familiar with the tale. One scholar speculates the public had grown weary of King Arthur and Jack was created to fill the role. Jack's story did not appear in print until 1711. Jack and his tale are rarely referenced in English literature prior to the eighteenth century (there is an allusion to Jack the Giant Killer in Shakespeare's King Lear, where in Act 3, one character, Edgar, in his feigned madness, cries, "Fie, foh, and fum,/ I smell the blood of a British man"). Jack's belt is similar to the belt in " The Valiant Little Tailor", and his magical sword, shoes, cap, and cloak are similar to those owned by Tom Thumb or those found in Welsh and Norse mythology. Some parallels to elements and incidents in Norse mythology have been detected in the tale, and the trappings of Jack's last adventure with the Giant Galigantus suggest parallels with French and Breton fairy tales such as Bluebeard. Giants are prominent in Cornish folklore, Breton mythology and Welsh Bardic lore. The tale is characterised by violence, gore and blood-letting.

No further edits should be made to this section." Jack the Giant Killer" is a Cornish fairy tale and legend about a young adult who slays a number of bad giants during King Arthur's reign. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move.

Support this alternative Jack the Giant Killer (2013 direct-to-video film).

The director's name Mark Atkins is lesser known and less helpful to readers.

Move to Jack the Giant Killer (2013 direct-to-video film) - Per WP:NCFILM, a descriptive adjective is more suitable to distinguish the direct-to-DVD film.

Wells' War of the Worlds (David Michael Latt film) Goustien ( talk) 04:05, 6 March 2017 (UTC) - Relisting.

Jack the Giant Killer (2013 Asylum film) → Jack the Giant Killer (Mark Atkins film) – Director is the best way to disambiguate. ( non-admin closure) GeoffreyT2000 ( talk, contribs) 00:46, 30 March 2017 (UTC) The result of the move request was: page moved to Jack the Giant Killer (2013 direct-to-video film). No further edits should be made to this section. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. The following is a closed discussion of a requested move.