Geralt's swords from the Witcher video game series are shown while Ciri is exploring.
The hut with no doors on "basilisk" legs is based on the Russian folklore of the witch Babayaga who lives in a similar hut that is in chicken legs
In this episode, near the start when Geralt and Ciri arrive at their destination in the mountains it is clear that the land is imposed onto The Old Man of Storr on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. This is an iconic area in the country.