Questions tagged [medieval]
For questions about the medieval era (500-1500AD o.e.) as a whole, regardless of the location.
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How to construct a re-arming mechanism for a medieval crossbow using medieval technology?
In my world I have a genius inventor like DaVinci and my inventor has been asked to create a hand-held semi-automatic crossbow. The crossbow reloads and cocks itself without human input.
What is a ...
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How to communicate between planets without radios
The College of Lumina sent several explorers through magical gates they found in the ancient caves. They learned that these gates go to their moon. Now, the problem is, they have no way to get the ...
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How does ascension in a royal family work if there is a king, queen with 5 children and the 3rd child kills both the king,queen and 1st,2nd oldest? [closed]
There were close votes because original question might be answered with "whatever you need for your story can happen. You are the writer, after all." I edited it to make it more answerable.
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Making the most out of rawhide armour
So i'm writing a parody LOTR/DnD/ASOIF (except with no magic) setting where the classic axe-wielding barbarians defending their forest look like ... generic muscle-bound ill-proportioned monstrosities ...
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What is the maximum sustainable population of an all-female species that relies on monogamous human men to reproduce?
In my fantasy setting, there's an all-female humanoid species called Venusians. They are massive, pink-skinned warrior women with pointed ears. Venusians are significantly stronger, faster, and more ...
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Best pre-industrial farming methods for giants
For my pre-industrial fantasy world, there are Giants. Giants are humans that are giant. The average 20 year old male giant is 4 meters tall, weighs 416 kg, can bench press 900 kg, run at 79 kph, and ...
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Could a pre-industrial society go through the Demographic Transitions?
In real-world demographic history, the demographic transition refers to the shift from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as societies industrialize and modernize. It's usually ...
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Why would giant snails remain a constant problem for Medieval Europe?
Medieval Europe was plagued by giant snails that appeared on farms, drawn by the crops. This lasted for centuries.
The giant snails:
match or surpass an adult human in size
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Would Medieval Europe find modern nationalism and patriotism alien?
Basically, in my setting, there are an infinite number of alternate Earths connected through portals. Modern day Earths have a higher chance of spawning these portals. Occasionally, these portals lead ...
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ancient preservative method for animal fur and skin to help as artifact display?
As the question, I want to know if is there a suitable preservative method or material that won't ruin the artifact fur and the general shape for displaying it in my kingdom, so it also needs to not ...
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Does my map make sense for a medieval world?
I've created accurate maps for a medieval world, but they are used out of universe only. The characters in the story have wildly inaccurate maps that reflect the available methods of the time. I ...
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Would larger and heavier combatants dominate pre-gunpowder warfare?
I remember reading many threads (including my own) about why female warriors weren't common in historical warfare. A common theme is that women are smaller and weaker than men, and why would you ...
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How can I use time manipulation in the battlefield? [closed]
So, imagine being a medieval clockworker for the king. (I know they didn’t exist in medieval times, but I’m hand-waving that.) It’s just a normal day, and then—BOOM!—you’ve been magicified. (Don’t ask ...
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How could a medieval town defend against sauropods?
Sauropods are rather nasty pests: They eat so much food, they come in herds to multiply their pain, and they are exceedingly strong and resilient. The particular sauropods in question are generic ...
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How can you stop a triceratops charge? [closed]
You have just received info that the main force was completely routed by an enemy army with triceratops cavalry. Their pikes and arquebuses did not have the stopping power to halt the armored ...
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