TED-Ed

6 myths about the Middle Ages that everyone believes - Stephanie Honchell Smith (2023x19)

Fecha de emisión: Mar 07, 2023

Medieval Europe. Where unbathed, sword-wielding knights ate rotten meat, thought the Earth was flat, defended chastity-belt wearing maidens, and tortured their foes with grisly gadgets. Except… this is more fiction than fact. So, where do all the myths about the Middle Ages come from? And what were they actually like? Stephanie Honchell Smith debunks common misconceptions about the time period. Lesson by Stephanie Honchell Smith, directed by Avi Ofer.