But for another, the show plays off a popular conception of the medieval world as dark, treacherous, and violent. In other words, it uses our assumptions about the Middle Ages to help tell its story. The Middle Ages are known as the “Dark Ages” for a reason. They have a set of preconceptions about what they’ll find in the Middle Ages. It troubles our ready-made narratives about progress, particularly when paired with sources from the actual Middle Ages themselves.

Source: Forbes January 13, 2019 13:52 UTC