Help me remember/find a grognard fantasy cartoon

[JeffB]

When I was a youngster in the 1970s, I saw a cartoon movie/special on TV that was some sort of fantasy story. In it I distinctly remember these orc/goblin like monsters which they called "redcaps" (as they all wore red caps, duh), and they had spears/polearms as I recall.

This was around the time that they aired the Rankin Bass "hobbit" cartoon, and I remember it being a self contained story- not a series or anything. So I'd say mid to late 70s.

I can see those freakin Recaps as clear as day in my memory, but I have NO idea what the show was. I suspect it was an adaption of something classic- maybe out of Gary's required reading. I have not read it since I was a kid, could it be from The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe? I know they made that into an animated film.

 

[GSHamster]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faeries_(1981_TV_special)

 

[JeffB]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faeries_(1981_TV_special)

Thanks. Found this on youtube and gave it a quick watch through. Not what I recall, and a bit later on. Could be a failing memory, but I'm pretty positive that was not it. The Redcaps looked very different in that cartoon.

 

[Pilgrim]

Did you watch all three of the Youtube videos? If not, in Part2 there is a scene about 6:49 in, that shows a bunch of orc looking guys in red caps marching by a door holding poleaxes. Sounds like what you were looking for.

Edit: about 9:20 in that same video there is a scene with the redcaps up close and there are ones with spears and some with poleaxes.