A contrarian video essay in support of the medieval stasis trope commonly found in fantasy fiction.

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0:00 - Intro
2:59 - What’s the Point?
8:05 - Ancient Boomers
14:25 - The Story Argument
21:26 - Suppression
29:14 - Conclusion



Video Footage Used: The Elder Scrolls Online, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Cyberpunk 2077, World of Warcraft, Sniper Elite 5, Minecraft, Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, League of Legends, Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring & Return of the King, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Episode II – Attack of the Clones, and Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pulp Fiction, Game of Thrones, Clash of Titans, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Doctor Strange, Warcraft, Fallout (Show), Arcane, The Simpsons, 1000 Years Time Lapse Map of Europe by Katarina Peter, pexels.com, archive.org, vecteezy.com

Images Used: Gwent, Wikimedia Commons, unsplash.com, coppermind.net

Music Used: League of Legends, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Gwent, The Sims: Medieval, Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, YouTube Audio Library, Oleanteros Ebinos Coltsfoot