Medieval

The Medieval period is subdivided into the Early (c. 476-1000), the High (c. 1001-1300), and the Late (c. 1301–1500) Middle Ages.
The Medieval period usually refers to Europe, but books set in Asia or North Africa within this time-frame may also be included as these areas were part of the interconnected Medieval world.

Medieval Europe offers the historical backdrop of the grandeur of medieval royalty contrasted with the stark struggle for survival of the common folk. Medieval historical fiction features, among others, conflicts between Christianity and the remnants of paganism, the open warfare
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Umberto Eco
In the Middle Ages, cathedrals and convents burned like tinder; imagining a medieval story without a fire is like imagining a World War II movie in the Pacific without a fighter plane shot down in flames.
Umberto Eco, Postscript to the Name of the Rose

Richard Lederer
There once was a time when all people believed in God and the church ruled. This time was called the Dark Ages.
Richard Lederer, Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assaults Upon Our Language

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