- The Golden Bridle was a bridle discovered by Rosella on the Desert island in near Tamir.
Behind the scenes[]
The golden bridle, and the whistle (in this case a 'golden whistle') found near to each other, originates from the fairy tale, the The Dwarf with the Golden Beard.[1] As collected in Wonder Tales Retold by Katherine Pyle (1937).
The concept of the golden bridle being able to tame a horse also appears in Greek Mythology in which Belepheron used a magic 'golden bridle' to tame Pegasus. However, in KQ4, Rosella does not use the bridle to tame a horse, but rather Cupid's Arrow. She uses the bridle to only capture and lead the Unicorn to Lolotte's Castle. There is no indication that the golden bridle in KQ4 is the same bridle, or that its magic.