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You think Bakker showed a realistic depiction of a medieval or dark ages world? Werthead Send a noteboard - 05/11/2012 05:01:36 PM
That sort of reasoning reminds me too much of the complaints Bakker received for the Prince of Nothing trilogy, for its portrayal of women, when all he was doing was showing a realistic medieval/dark ages world, just with the small difference of incorporating magic into it.


Er, no. Not even close. Bakker is very deliberately showing a world where the inferiority of women, in the Biblical sense (where Eve caused humanity to be thrown out of paradise), is actually true and inarguable because the metaphysics of the world are horrible, and how people deal with that, along with the inevitability of their own damnation (in the fire and brimstone sense). He isn't even attempting to depict a faux-medieval or dark ages world realistically.

In the real world, women had a lot of responsibilities and power, particularly on the home front. Women could be merchants and often would take up a weapon to defend their home from raids and attacks. Whilst being a woman in the middle ages wasn't fun unless you were a particularly rich noble (and even then, there were limitations) it certainly was nothing like what is shown by Bakker (or most epic fantasists, actually).
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