/lit/ - Literature

I'm writing a medieval fantasy book set in the 14th-15th century. I'm inspired to do so because of the lack of historical accuracy in the genre. I love ASOIAF but I'm doing this because the historical inaccuracy in that series. I want all fantasy elements rooted in real medieval mythology. I'm researching etymology in old French, Norman, Anglo Saxon, and English to create a distinction between English and French cultures in my naming of people and places. I want the book to be a fiction parallel to England, France, Brittany, burgundy, Flanders, Ireland, and Scotland. I want to write the most historically accurate medieval fantasy book ever written. I want to use old medieval terms. Every piece of armor will be accurately listed. I want to accurately depict what a Knight was in social standing and the battlefield. Tell me, what do you guys want to see in my book?

What are you guys currently or planning on reading?

Due to yet again unforeseen circumstances, I could only read two chapters, Catelyn’s fifth chapter and and Ned’s ninth chapter. Nonetheless, those chapters were superb for what they were and got me excited for more. Lysa pretty much acted how any other person would act in her situation, which was quite nice change of pace. I thought for a moment that she would side with Catelyn. Don’t know what she expected from Lysa. Ned’s chapter is more reminiscent of a mystery novel, if not for the fact the everyone bit Ned seems to have already figured it out already. His fight with Jaime was great, shame it was cut short.