#medieval fantasy

[coolmaycroft]

Well... if the fantasy is set in medieval Europe then It makes sense in-universe the crusades would be good, right? At the time people thought they were getting back the Holy land and all that.

And part of the probelmatic subtext is that the crusades were a big parts in the development of the miyth of kinghthood (I'm talking out of my ass here, don't quote me on that).

Writers really like the romantic idea of a group of badasses marching to an unkown land ruled by the evil empire™. And from our modern perspective of deconstruction the only way to add crusades is to show the real imperalist and thecoratic motivations behind the movement.

So... people gonna assign meaning to things outside of their historical context. Maybe we're all too dumb and can't be trusted with history

kind of concerning how married the fantasy genre is to "crusades as a basically good thing"

[haematinon]

Created for my upcoming illustrated novel Ergo Cosmos, there is a free chapter available, if you are curious! I will put a link for it in the reply section.

"A certain secret musical order has borne the burden of keeping human affairs attuned to Hyperuranic Harmony, yet a long history of scheming has prevented them from remaining pure: a single mistake was enough to disrupt the Empire they so silently protected."

[mirrutatep]

Orc leader portrait

[mayaosaki]

Ousama ranking fanart! Miss them sm

[ryliith]

In truth, the moniker is accurate

But no wolf is always hunting

Hey guys ! This is a snippet of one of my projects called "Warwolf & Mockingbird". It's a medieval fantasy with lots of royalty shenanigans, a side of magic and a bunch of queer characters and romance!

I plan to post stuff like short comics, oc art and illustrations explaining worldbuilding stuff (let me know if you'd be interested in reading about it!)

[steampoweredwerehog]

It’s time for Knight Posting

When mages keep creating homuncului out of dead knights, they’re eventually gonna become their own whole species, & someone’s gotta take care of ‘em. That’s where the Knightrearers come in!

Knight Bite Ratings based on this

[ur-daily-inspiration]

[sirobvious]

“You just wrote your medieval fantasy setting to have medieval gender roles and homophobia and prejudice because you secretly fantasize about being able to be sexist and homophobic in a land with no PoC without any pushback! It’s fantasy, there’s dragons and wizards, it doesn’t have to have prejudice unless you, the writer, want it like that! In *my* D&D setting, there’s no sexism or homophobia, so that gay transgender women of all races can be holy knights fighting to protect the good kingdom from the endless hordes of the evil dark race that has threatened its borders for a thousand years!”

[daily-spooky]

[hazelwoodhandmadeuk]

[vyrosk]

|The Boars Melody Danse Macabre|

"Follow the Boars melody through the woods, like the wind through leaves and moss. Follow its melody and shed your fears in the silence, to embrace its chants with the sound of rhythmic hooves on this ground you call your home."

[haematinon]

Detail of a bigger painting created for my upcoming book Ergo Cosmos

"That is why certain devout knights wear a solar helmet; the Radiant Star is called to witness the sacrifice of their life, the ascension of their spirit, and the depths of their passion."

[juunipupu]

Heatstroke, but it's Wreg after a long day of travel

[praparuru-ume]

Book one Daenerys design

I suppose sort of like a reference sheet, so I know how to imagine her. She still has no piercings here and overall looks a little younger.

Vest is heavily inspired by @/shebsart's design

[nuotare-in-cielo-aperto]

Love between knights and women in pre-raphaelism.

@danilades.artist on insta - your support means the world to me.