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Discussion Topic: Dialogue and Historical Fiction When writing historical fiction, how much should your dialogue reflect the actual historical period you are writing about? Is it a good idea to write - as say - a knight during the medieval period might actually speak, or write in more contemporary language for the reader?

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Animated map of the early to late middle ages.

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