Elora/Dove states that her name is actually Brünhilde. This is a reference to the original movie where her adoptive father, Madmardigan, once disguised himself as a woman to avoid getting caught by a jealous husband of his lover. Madmartigan claimed in that scene that his name was "Hilde".
One of the extras in the cave is Abbie Purvis, the granddaughter of Jack Purvis and the daughter of Katie Purvis, who have appeared in Willow (1988).
Annabelle Davis who plays Mims Ufgood the daughter of Warwick Davis' Willow Ufgood is actually the real life daughter of Warwick Davis.
The line Willow speaks to Sorsha in the flashback is similar to the line spoken by tge Man in Black (Wesley) in The Princess Bride. Another beloved 80s classic film. "Death cannot stop True Love. All it can do is delay it for a while."
Ballantine calls Mims "peck" which is the same slur that was used towards Willow in the movie.