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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Escape from Falaise (Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger, #5)
The Land of the Living and the Dead (Gael Song, #3)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
Beowulf
The Canterbury Tales
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The Name of the Rose
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
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Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table
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World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
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Is is seldom possible to say of the medievals that they *always* did one thing and *never* another; they were marvelously inconsistent.
Thomas Cahill, Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe

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