Medieval fantasy is one of the most popular subgenres as well as highly influential on the Fantasy genre as a whole.
By embracing the Middle Ages as its setting, medieval fantasy stories often feature a society and culture that resemble that of Medieval Europe. Because medieval fantasy is predominantly defined by its medieval setting rather than historical accuracy, it is not strange to magical and mythological aspects throughout the stories such as fire-breathing dragons in its skies or even witches and wizards preparing a powerful potion. As you can imagine, the array of possibilities when developing characters is enormous. They will likely find themselves on a quest or a war-driven plot, though that is not always the case, every now and then there is a knight saving a damsel in distress or shadow-babies killing kings... for the night is dark and full of terrors.
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With that said, how can we not love medieval fantasy? Personally, I have loved medieval fantasy in all shapes. From plays to novels, from tv shows to movies, from games to anime, medieval fantasy is everywhere. Here is a very short list for you to check out:
TV Shows, Games, Animes, and Movies:
● Game of Thrones ● Legend of the Seeker ● Lord of the Rings Trilogy ● The Adventures of Robin Hood ● Mount and Blade ● Age of Chivalry ● Chivalry: Medieval Warfare ● Dark Souls ● Dragon Age ● Guin Saga ● Arslan Senki ● Kingdom
Novels:
● A Song of Ice and Fire Series by George R. R. Martin ● The Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind ● The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss ● The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien ● Once and Future King Series by T.H. White ● Avalon Series by Marion Zimmer Bradley ● Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis ● Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb ● Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon ● The Broken Empire Series by Mark Lawrence
