How accurate was the swordplay and unarmed combat-

[Benjamin Parker]

In Prince Caspian?

[Stewart Sackett]

Not very.

Being a fantasy film the filmmakers mixed armour & weapons from various periods as well as drawing some things purely from their imaginations. There are not historical manuals on the use of sword & shield so it would have been difficult for that to be historically accurate in any case. There was no half-swording against armored opponents in the film & a good deal of people swinging for their opponent's weapon instead of the person them self.

Having said that I thought the narrative pacing of the major duels was good & I was impressed by some of the cinematic work done in the final duel. I also liked the inclusion of weapon grabs.

Edit: I have to amend what I just posted. As I recall the final duel does end with a bit of half-swording.

[Joel Norman]

It's better than the swordplay in the first movie, but still has much room for improvement. Then again, I don't know that anyone really watches the narnia movies to see historical anything. They are fantasy stories with a nice message (at least for those of us practicing any form of Christianity - I guess atheists might regard them the way I do the Golden Compass).