Going Mediaval

11/18/2020

Daily Literary Quote
“In the Middle Ages, cathendrals and convents burned like tinder; imagining a medieval story without a fire is like imagining a World War II movie in the Pacific without a fighter plane shot down in flames.”

Umberto Eco

Journal Prompt
What comes to mind when you think about the Middle Ages? What are some stories or movies that are set during or have characters from the Medieval Era?

51 Comments

Kendall

11/18/2020 12:11:58 pm

A few things that come to mind are jousting, knights, heavy swords, horses, and a movie would be a knights tale. I also think if kings and queens and beheading.

Nicki

11/18/2020 12:13:18 pm

Same

Sammy

11/18/2020 12:15:46 pm

I never thought of kings and queens but I agree.

Karissa

11/18/2020 12:12:04 pm

What I think of when someone says Middle Ages is soldiers and knights.

Gage

11/18/2020 12:13:18 pm

Yeah

Avery Cole

11/18/2020 12:12:14 pm

When I think of the Middle Ages, I think of Knights, Kings, Queens, and poor people. A movie that was based of the Middle Ages is, A Knights Tale, and Robin Hood.

Gage

11/18/2020 12:12:54 pm

Oh for sure

Faith

11/18/2020 12:14:05 pm

Those are some good examples

Brooke

11/18/2020 12:14:41 pm

I like Robin Hood.

Tori

11/18/2020 12:15:14 pm

Those are both good examples

Taylee Matthews

11/18/2020 12:15:44 pm

I like those movies

Sammy

11/18/2020 12:16:48 pm

I agree, poor people were a big thing.

Miriam

11/18/2020 12:17:24 pm

Robin Hood is one of my favorite childhood stories.

Gagebill

11/18/2020 12:12:25 pm

I think of a castle next to the ocean a story is puss and boots

Alexia

11/18/2020 12:13:53 pm

Great movie choice

Taylee Matthews

11/18/2020 12:16:06 pm

That’s a good movie

Nicki

11/18/2020 12:12:53 pm

When I think of the middle ages I think of war and people killing each other. For some reason i think of violence when i think of the middle ages.

Lani

11/18/2020 12:15:43 pm

That makes sense

Alexia

11/18/2020 12:13:27 pm

While thinking of Middle Ages I think of castles, sword fighting and armor. A movie that is based in medieval times would be Shrek.

Nicki

11/18/2020 12:14:11 pm

Me too

Faith

11/18/2020 12:14:26 pm

We did the same show so that’s cool

Faith

11/18/2020 12:13:37 pm

I think of Nights and Kings, harsh wars and Princesses being sold. A movie that I think of is shrek.

Alexia

11/18/2020 12:14:24 pm

Same! Shrek is a good one

Brooke

11/18/2020 12:17:01 pm

That’s really true.

Faith

11/18/2020 12:17:23 pm

Knights*

Kendall

11/18/2020 12:14:02 pm

I do agree

Caden

11/18/2020 12:14:07 pm

Knights crusade, king 👑 Arthur and characters like that and a series would be Merlin 🧙‍♂️ off of Netflix

Joey

11/18/2020 12:16:05 pm

Same

Brooke

11/18/2020 12:14:15 pm

I think of kings and knights always fighting in wars or starting some type of conflict. The show I think of is game of thrones since there’s dragons and more mystical stuff.

Tori

11/18/2020 12:14:30 pm

When I think of the Middles ages I think of knights and jousting. One other thing that come to mind is a time where it wasn’t a easy living if you weren’t in a higher status.

Avery Cole

11/18/2020 12:15:39 pm

That’s great way to explain the Middle Ages!

Joseph

11/18/2020 12:14:38 pm

When I think of midieval era are stories like arther and sword battles with shields.

Sammy

11/18/2020 12:14:43 pm

When I think of the middle ages I think of knights, fighting, and people being poor. It makes me think of a diversity between rich and poor as well. The only two movies I can think of are Shrek and Robin Hood.

Anthony

11/18/2020 12:15:31 pm

Ohh yeah, RobinHood is a good one.

Avery Cole

11/18/2020 12:15:57 pm

I love those movies!

Anthony

11/18/2020 12:14:49 pm

When I think of the medieval era I think of the Vikings. Some of their traditions live in the movie How to Train your Dragon. I think that King Arthur was another medieval character too.

Wyatt Linger

11/18/2020 12:18:50 pm

Vikings are pretty cool I totally agree!

Colton

11/18/2020 12:19:07 pm

I like that you thought of Vikings, i hadn't thought that specifically.

Lani

11/18/2020 12:14:52 pm

When I think of the middle ages I think of knights, royalty and castles. The art of that era also comes to mind. I dont watch many movies that take place in this time period and I cant think of any stories but the first peice of media that comes to mind when I think of the middle ages is a video game called For Honor.

William

11/18/2020 12:14:57 pm

Robin Hood, King Arthur, both the characters and movies of those names. Pony-riding gits are also usually seen in the same place.

Lani

11/18/2020 12:16:32 pm

Those are good examples!

Taylee Matthews

11/18/2020 12:14:58 pm

What comes to my mind when I think of the Middle Ages are knights, jousting and shining armor. A movie based around the time is a Knights Tale. It’s a pretty good movie.

Miriam

11/18/2020 12:16:45 pm

This is a really good movie!

Anthony

11/18/2020 12:17:02 pm

There was a lot of shining armor.

Matt Baldwin

11/18/2020 12:15:46 pm

When I think middle ages, I think of the movie Shrek and disease.

Miriam

11/18/2020 12:16:00 pm

The first think that comes to mind when I think about the Middle Ages is knights fighting dragons to save a princess. A couple of movies or TV shows based off of the medieval times is The Knights Tale, Reign, and Robin hood. All of these stories start out sad and gloomy and then rises to excitement towards the end.

Wyatt Linger

11/18/2020 12:18:20 pm

I think of that as well!

Colton

11/18/2020 12:17:01 pm

When I hear middle ages I think of a time that technology was beginning to evolve. I also think of religion and war.

Kendall

11/18/2020 12:17:29 pm

That’s good.

Wyatt Linger

11/18/2020 12:17:24 pm

When I think of the Medieval Ages I automatically think of kings, lords and knights holding and defending lands. I also think of their weapons and armor such as chain armor, plate and leather and an assortment of weapons. I think if the different kingdoms and the kings who reside in each. I also think of the Catholic Church and their influence over Europe and the Christian Crusades that took place in this time. A story I have heard of the Middle Ages is a lot in the Middle East in the Christian crusades, for example when Saladin took Jerusalem from the Crusader Kingdoms. I also love the movie Braveheart about William Wallace that had Edward Longshanks; then being both real characters. I also love the movie Kingdom of Heaven that covers Bailon of Ibelin a French noble in the Middle East.

Emma Dahle

11/18/2020 12:18:31 pm

When I think about the Middle Ages I think about the fall of the Roman Empire. Along with that it makes me think about castles, peasants, and religion at that time. The most common show set in the Middle Ages is Game of Thrones.

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