Medieval Times: A night of thrills, spills, and farcical entertainment

Medieval Times is a great idea for a night out. You can take the whole family for a night of clean and wholesome archaic fun. While they advertise Medieval Times as an authentic experience, its really not. Yes there was jousting at tournaments, but far more violent then those we see today. Often times the knights would go at each other with a variety of different weapons ranging from axes and maces to pikestaffs. Often times jousting would result in really bad injuries, even death. In real tournaments there were many more ways to entertain oneself. You could watch the melee or the archery competition. Medieval Times just can't match the scope of the tournaments yore.

Another less than realistic aspect pet of Medieval Times is the menu. Tomatoes and potatoes were not brought to Europe until the late 16th century, this rules out the bisques and fried potatoes you receive in your entree. Baked goods would also be replaced fruits and nuts for dessert. Another way Medieval times gets it wrong is in the blandness. If you order a meal don't expect a 5 star taste. The people in the kitchens purposefully make the food taste bland to add to the "realistic" experience. This couldn't be farther from the truth. Food in the middle ages was spiced, spiced, and over spiced. This was too masque the flavor of spoiled meat.

From personal experience, I can say Medieval Times is a great way to spend a Friday night. You get to experience what a small part of it was like to be a commoner in the Middle ages, minus the disease and death of course.

Works Cited

Blitz, Matt. "How Accurate Is A Night At Medieval Times?." Food & Wine, 22 June 2017, www.foodandwine.com/fwx/food/what-medieval-times-gets-wrong-and-what-it-gets-right. Accessed 4 Oct. 2017.

Cybulskie, Danièle. "The Medieval Tournament: Swords and Swordfish." medievalists.net, MEDIEVALISTS.NET, 4 June 2015. Accessed 4 Oct. 2017.