"Worst Misconceptions About Medieval Life ..." Topic

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"Some tropes are so ingrained in Medieval-inspired fantasy stories that it's tempting to think that they represent real aspects of Medieval life. But often these stories are just reinforcing myths and misconceptions about life in the Middle Ages.

Top image from the Dragonlance series, which I love, but is steeped in pseudo-Medievalism.

One thing that it's important to remember when talking about the Medieval period is that it spans a long time — from the 5th century CE to the 15th century CE — and involves a great number of European countries. You'll notice that a great deal of the debunkery here involves 14th century England, thanks to works like The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer and the works of Joseph Gies and Frances Gies (although another source, Misconceptions About the Middle Ages, covers a bit more ground). But the point here is that the Middle Ages were, in fact, far richer than the Medieval-like settings of many swords and sorcery stories would lead you to believe…."
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Armand

I believe you did this one a few weeks ago.

Not sure….

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Armand

Eventually, the late 15th century would give rise to the Spanish Inquisition, and we do see witches hunted down.

Talking about misconceptions, the author of that article seems to have the (mis-)conception that the Spanish Inquisition had anything to do with "Witch" hunting…

Agree!

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Armand

5th to 9th century are the Dark Ages, the Middle (medieval) Ages are roughly 10th to 14th century.

Yes, yes, yes, libraries can be filled with discussions and opinions about this, but it seems to be the greatest common denominator.