medieval legend
Old knightly story
A medieval legend is a traditional story from the European Middle Ages, typically featuring knights, kings, saints, or mythical creatures.
These narratives—Arthurian tales, Robin Hood, dragon slayers—blend historical figures with supernatural elements and moral themes.
The term also describes something so old-fashioned or outdated it belongs to another era: That software is a medieval legend at this point.
- Lady of the LakeMystical Arthurian water spirit
- Arthurian talesLegends of a mythic king
- towerTall slender edifice
- RolandMusic equipment brand
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
Morgan le Fay · shield · Pied Piper · dark ages · Saint George · El Cid · myth · Robin Hood · Percival · dragon · Galahad · Guinevere · grail · Lady Godiva · knight · noble quest · Beowulf · Gawain
- sacred legendsmiracle stories, hagiography, miraculous healings, miraculous cures, holy visions
medieval legendhistorical record
Preserved account of past
primary source · verified account · chronicle · eyewitness testimony · court records
medieval legendmodern history
Study of recent centuries
ancient myth · classical mythology · science fiction · antiquity · Greco-Roman mythology
medieval legendacademic history
Record of formal education
journalism · reportage · documentary · non-fiction · empirical study