Most of the fanstasy content (books, movies, games etc.) are set in medieval times. Why not in different eras of the humanity? What is so special about medieval era?
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I believe it has more to do with medieval being used too broadly to describe things. Do you just need swords and stone buildings to be medieval?
Beyond that I feel like it might be a confirmation bias. People expect fantasy to be medieval so that is what stands out, but as an avid fantasy reader (1-2 books a week) I find most share elements but are anything but medieval.
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