... are tied to by more or less unbroken continuities in very many everyday aspects. This is true of certain religious and social institutions (for example, all over Europe, there are churches that ha...
... medieval roots, and in some cases, the same names that would have worked in medieval times still seem unsurprising today (a fellow named "John Miller" is still not particularly noteworthy today, while, for comparison, we would propbably be a bit surprised if someone introduced himself to us as "Titus Manlius Restitutus"). So, what the Middle Ages as an inspiration for literary settings have to offer, in my opinion, is to be familiar enough in many details not to make getting used to ... 3/4
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