[cicero]

Modern people often portray the Middle Ages as a time of dullness, ignorance, and misery, such as depicted in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I think this makes us feel better about how superior we are today. The truth is that medieval life was much richer and more beautiful than the stereotype implies.

[billfruit]

Yes, even the GoT fandom of recent years, seems to lead to enforcing the same boring view of the middle ages.