In medieval societies, the dragon was classified within the same framework as regular animal species. Legends, stories, and images turned it into a symbol of the Middle Ages that would transcend time.

It's no secret that medieval animal paintings don't exactly resemble their real-life counterparts. In fact, it's the subject of most viral memes on the topic. Loading Twitter content ...

A new exhibition and series of events aims to help visitors understand what life was like during the medieval period.

The Art of the Scribe, written by Patricia Lovett, a professional calligrapher, details twenty-one practical art and calligraphy projects inspired by medieval manuscripts from the British Library ...

The first season of HBO's House of the Dragon exemplified this.Its narrative, as noted by co-creator George R. R. Martin, drew inspiration from England's Anarchy, a 12th-century civil war sparked ...

Medieval kingdoms incrementally forged more sophisticated institutions to mete out justice. The 12th century – the chronological muse of “House of the Dragon” – saw the emergence of ...

From fashion to art, we're going medieval in 2025 The nostalgia cycle rarely rewinds this far, but some things are just timeless, like maximalist detail, slow craftsmanship and weird little guys ...

Aug. 2 (UPI) --Students in my medieval history courses often wonder whether historical reality can be gleaned from medieval cinematic fantasy. I tell them that fantasy does not aspire to ...