Both Uses of
medieval
in
The Idiot
- On a sheet of thick writing-paper the prince had written in medieval characters the legend: "The gentle Abbot Pafnute signed this."†
Chpt 1.3 *
- I think the poet desired to embody in this one picture the whole spirit of medieval chivalry and the platonic love of a pure and high-souled knight.†
Chpt 2.6
Definition:
relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
(The period of European history beginning with the fall of the Roman Empire and followed by the Renaissance -- roughly 500-1500 AD)
(The period of European history beginning with the fall of the Roman Empire and followed by the Renaissance -- roughly 500-1500 AD)
Often thought of as a time of instability, superstition, plagues, feudal lords, and knighthood.