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It always bothers me when people read historical novels and are like "this person sounds too modern!"
What the fuck do you want me to do, write in Middle English? Because I can.
What the fuck do you want me to do, write in Middle English? Because I can.
I would not enjoy it and it would DEFINITELY not sell (except to like...the handful of medieval studies people I know personally), but I could do it.
I am just WAITING till I publish my queer medieval novella and someone inevitably emails me telling me all about the ~historical inaccuracies~, not knowing that I busted my ass for seven years studying the Middle Ages.
I bet someone's going to comment on the sex in that book with "the Church condemned premarital sex!"
They also condemned sex on Wednesdays but I don't see anyone bringing up that rule.
They also condemned sex on Wednesdays but I don't see anyone bringing up that rule.
"They didn't allow trans people!"
They didn't allow people to have sex naked either but like...how are they gonna police either of those things.
They didn't allow people to have sex naked either but like...how are they gonna police either of those things.
I was just talking to my sister about medieval trans people and like...theoretically, you can show up in a new town and be like "yo, my name's Ben" and everyone will be like "hey Ben, grab a shovel."
People were suspicious of outsiders (travel was v dangerous), but as long as you act Christian enough, you'd probably be fine.