Post-Classical Period

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Tropes and genres
Synonym(s)Middle Ages, Medieval Times, Medieval Period, Feudal Era, Post-Ancient Era, Post-Antiquity Era, Pre-Colombian Period
Related tropes/genresMedieval AU, Regency, Victorian, Edwardian
See alsoHigh Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Historical RPF, Real World Events in Fanworks
Related articles on Fanlore.

This is about the historical time period. For the AU trope, see Medieval AU. For the related Fantasy genre, see High Fantasy.

The Post-Classical Period (approximately 5th century AD to 15th century AD) is a large span of world history marked primarily by the Middle Ages and the Feudal Era of Europe and elsewhere.[1] The post-classical period is a popular setting for fanworks, both from fandoms set during the actual post-classical period, and medieval aus in other fandoms.

The post-classical period is a popular setting in historical dramas and High Fantasy, and thus period accuracy is not usually the biggest goal. It's often more of an aesthetic, or a romanticized and idealized setting with kings and knights and such.

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Contemporary Works

Fictional works created within the post-classical period, contemporary with the time.

Historical Fiction

Fictional works set in the post-classical period.

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