medievals
People of feudalism
Medievals is an informal noun for people or things from the medieval period—roughly the 5th to 15th centuries in European history.
In gaming and fantasy contexts, it often refers to characters, settings, or aesthetics drawn from that era: The medievals in this game have better armor than the Romans.
Sometimes used dismissively for people with outdated views: Those medievals want to ban everything.
Titled warriors on horseback
- armorProtective combat covering
- chainmailArmor of linked rings
- lanceLong thrusting weapon
- swordHilted fighting blade
shield · warhorse · squire · crusader · longbow · crossbow · siege warfare · battering ram
Land-holding sworn subordinate
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
suzerain · homage · fealty · bailiff · seigneur · villein · overlord · tithe
Post-Roman European decline
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- Viking AgeScandinavian maritime expansion era
- CrusadesMedieval wars for Jerusalem
- Norman ConquestFrench duke's English takeover
Carolingian · Merovingian · Plantagenet · Romanesque · feudal era · Holy Roman Empire · Reconquista
High regard, moral dignity
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- valorCourage in danger
- nobilityTitled ruling class
heroism · virtue · loyalty · fealty · knighthood · quest · damsels · courtly love
Notched defensive wall top
- turretsSmall projecting towers
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- moatDefensive water ditch
- drawbridgeHinged castle entrance span
portcullis · dungeon · bailey · curtain wall · gatehouse · barbican · ramparts · palisade
Bishop's principal church
- flying buttressExternal arch transferring thrust
- stained glassColored window art
- pointed archArch with angled apex
- gargoyleDecorative architectural waterspout
rose window · pinnacle · spire · clerestory · nave · choir · apse · tracery
knights
Titled warriors on horseback
sword · shield · warhorse · squire · crusader · longbow · crossbow · siege warfare · battering ram · mace
vassal
Land-holding sworn subordinate
fiefdom · suzerain · homage · fealty · bailiff · seigneur · villein · overlord · tithe · demesne
Dark Ages
Post-Roman European decline
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- Viking AgeScandinavian maritime expansion era
- CrusadesMedieval wars for Jerusalem
Norman Conquest · Carolingian · Merovingian · Plantagenet · Romanesque · feudal era · Holy Roman Empire · Reconquista
honor
High regard, moral dignity
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- valorCourage in danger
nobility · heroism · virtue · loyalty · fealty · knighthood · quest · damsels · courtly love · tournament
battlements
Notched defensive wall top
drawbridge · portcullis · dungeon · bailey · curtain wall · gatehouse · barbican · ramparts · palisade · bastion
cathedral
Bishop's principal church
- flying buttressExternal arch transferring thrust
- stained glassColored window art
- pointed archArch with angled apex
gargoyle · rose window · pinnacle · spire · clerestory · nave · choir · apse · tracery · tympanum
monastery
Religious seclusion dwelling
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- peasantLow-status agricultural laborer
clergy · merchant · artisan · scribe · monk · nun · friar · bishop · abbot · blacksmith
medievalsmoderns
Contemporary people
ancients · contemporaries · Victorians · postmoderns · prehistoric peoples
medievalsmoderns
Contemporary people
rationalists · empiricists · humanists · secularists · ancients
- medieval societyPre-modern European social structure
- medieval armorHistoric battle protection
- medieval folkloreTales from feudal times
- medieval peasant
- medieval knightsFeudal armored cavalry
- medieval castleFortified noble residence, Middle Ages