• CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de
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    13 days ago

    No, that’s not it. We have tons of material, especially picture sources, about medieval warfare. Pop culture just choses to ignore it.

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      12 days ago

      The romantization of sword-wielding knights started in early modern times, at the latest. Knowing about something and focusing on something in popular culture are two different things.