Tarron Zeng
Dreamer
Are knights are overly romanticized and overused in fantasy fiction?
Are knights are overly romanticized and overused in fantasy fiction?
I concur. There are so many types of what can basically be called a knight. The romanticised western medieval version seems to be the go to, even when they’re not chivalric. So that’s a yes. But you have samurai, Eagle and Jaguar knights of the Aztec, Sipahi, and so many more. It seems to me that these are beginning to influence fantasy nowadays. So that’s a no.Yes and no. I think the idea of feudal knight or chivalry might be overused.