Medieval Information

The Medieval Times were characterized for having an unstable way of thinking among the rich and the poor. This led to economical, religious and intellectual instability which then led to people committing to religion or mythology. In this newly created way of thinking, thousands of imaginary characters were created in order to help the poor deal with their problems. For this reason, the vast majority of fictional characters come from the lower classes which were then implemented into the upper classes and can be heard of even today.

Robin Hood is probably the best-known myth of all times. He was said to give money to the poor by stealing from the rich - his enemy, the Sheriff of Nottingham, is what kept the tradition going by giving this myth something bad to accompany the good. Robin Hood has been famous as early as in the year 1,300 - the main concepts of his adventures are what we can hear today.


Besides Robin Hood, tales about knights, chivalry and dragons were very common. These tales were often exaggerated in order to give credibility to the all-mighty knights. Such is the case of dragons, in which, supposedly, a knight had to rescue his beloved in order to be happy thereafter. These tales were very common throughout the Medieval Times, and were even more common in France when gunpowder was introduced and the effectiveness of the knights questioned.

The true origins of most myths are uncertain - but, as mentioned above, we know that the instability reigning the Dark Ages led to a supernatural amount of tales and folklore which have changed us up to this time. Such an example is that of chivalry. Since the Dark Ages, a knight had to do everything for his beloved one, he would do all the work and make her happy - today, that tradition has been transmitted orally throughout the generations and it still reigns superiority among us.