This is Part 14 of The Public Medievalist’s special series: Gender, Sexism, and the Middle Ages, by Jes Battis. You can find the rest of
Alijt Bake was a young, passionate, brilliant reformer. So, naturally, she was opposed by the older generation. See how a medieval nun took her critics head on.
The Witcher is a series of multiple award-winning medieval fantasy role-playing games for PC and consoles. Unlike many other fantasy role playing games, often developed
Monday, 15 April 2019. Filled with anguish for what happened to the majestic Notre Dame de Paris, I went to bed struggling to put my mind to sleep with scenes still popping up of the
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I
Reigns is a cheap and cheerful casual game. It's also one of the best representations of medieval rulership.
Majora's Mask reperesents a fascinating blend of medievalism and the Japanese Noh theatre tradition. But the problems arise with a white hero saving the world by wearing masks from other cultures.
Medieval women were not illiterate princesses in towers. They read and wrote, and some became literary giants in their time.
Dark Souls is bleak and hard as hell. The 'knights' of the series are much closer to those of medieval stories than modern power fantasies.