24th June 2012, 3:03 PM
Nobody wants to write about the "real" Medieval era, because the real medieval era was dirty, depressing, and dull. Nobody went on epic adventures [except maybe to die in some faraway land during the Crusades], most everyone lived in absolutely squalor with no sanitation and minimal healthcare, plagues and epidemics were common occurrence, serfdom was barely a step up from slavery, and illiteracy was the norm. Yeah, sounds like the makings of a wonderful, lighthearted romp!
Sometimes you get the scorpion.