'Mara and the Firebringer' trivia and fun facts

Family

Lilian Prent is the daughter of Adriaan Prent, stepbrother of Tommy Krappweis who wrote the Mara-Novels. Adriaan Prent drew the Pictures for the novels, so Lilian was one of the first persons who read the books.

Novels

''Mara and the Firebringer'' is based on the first of three novels, written by Tommy Krappweis. He also wrote the script and directed the movie.

Nordic mythology

During the time he wrote the books Tommy Krappweis had help from Professor Rudolf Simek, an expert in nordic mythology. Simek also helped the team with costumes and buildings at the sets. The character of Reinhold Weissinger is based on him.