Best Medieval Fantasy

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a fantasy role-playing game where players explore the province of Cyrodiil. Released in 2006, it’s notable for its expansive world and immersive gameplay centered around thwarting the Mythic Dawn's attempts to unleash demonic forces. The game appeals primarily to fa...

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a single-player role-playing game set in a vast, open-world fantasy realm inspired by medieval Europe and North America. Players create and develop characters through extensive skill customization and combat. The game’s expansive world encourages exploration and offers...

Holo is a powerful wolf deity who is revered in the small town of Pasloe for blessing the annual harvest. Yet as years go by and the villagers become more self-sufficient, Holo has been reduced to a mere folktale. When a traveling merchant named Kraft Lawrence stops at the settlement, Holo offers to...

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad is a 1958 American fantasy adventure film directed by Nathan Juran. Featuring Kerwin Mathews and Kathryn Grant, the story follows Sinbad’s seventh journey through perilous seas and encounters with mythical creatures. Produced by Charles H. Schneer and distributed by Columbia...

Fable II is an action role-playing game set in Albion 500 years after its predecessor. Players control a young hero tasked with preventing a deposed ruler’s destruction of the world. The game utilizes a late colonial era setting, incorporating elements like firearms and featuring performances by rec...

Cersei Lannister is a central figure in *Game of Thrones*, representing a complex character navigating immense political intrigue within Westeros. Noted for her strategic cunning, unwavering ambition, and fiercely protective nature towards her children, she embodies the challenges faced by women see...

Urano Motosu loves books and has an endless desire to read literature, no matter the subject. She almost fulfills her dream job of becoming a librarian before her life is ended in an accident. As she draws her last breath, she wishes to be able to read more books in her next life. As if fate was lis...

The series remains a monumental crossover in terms of scope, blending high fantasy elements (dragons, magic) with brutal, grounded political maneuvering. Its strength was its massive cast and the sheer scale of its conflicts. While the ending is debated, its middle seasons set the standard for moder...

In the kingdom of Xoana, Lina Inverse and Gourry Gabriev unexpectedly come across their old companions, Zelgadis Graywords and Princess Ameilia Wil Tesla Saillune. Upon their reunion, the friends end up easily foiling the King of Xoana and his daughter's dastardly plans of world conquest. Soon after...

Elder Scrolls Online is a massively-multiplayer online game set in the expansive world of Tamriel. Players embark on quests, explore diverse landscapes, and engage in combat within an open-world environment reminiscent of medieval fantasy settings. The game appeals to fans of role-playing games and...

Guild Wars 2 is a highly acclaimed MMORPG that offers a massive, beautiful world to explore and a unique, action-oriented combat system. Unlike many traditional MMOs, it emphasizes exploration and dynamic events over repetitive questing. The base game is free to play, providing hundreds of hours of...

Dragonslayer is a 1981 fantasy film concerning a young wizard’s pursuit of a dragon named Vermithrax Pejorative within a medieval kingdom. Produced by Paramount and Disney, the story involves a wizard facing obstacles during his hunt. The film features Peter MacNicol in his feature debut alongside R...

In a world similar to the European Middle Ages, the feared yet revered Holy Knights of Britannia use immensely powerful magic to protect the region of Britannia and its kingdoms. However, a small subset of the Knights supposedly betrayed their homeland and turned their blades against their comrades...

The fierce battle between Meliodas, the captain of the Seven Deadly Sins, and the Great Holy Knight Hendrickson has devastating consequences. Armed with the fragments necessary for the revival of the Demon Clan, Hendrickson breaks the seal, allowing the Commandments to escape, all of whom are mighty...

“The Golden Voyage of Sinbad is a 1973 fantasy film adapting tales from *Arabian Nights* through stop-motion animation. Featuring John Phillip Law and familiar faces from earlier Sinbad films, it’s a notable example of British-produced sword-and-sorcery adventure. The movie appeals to viewers intere...

Modern man Cheng Yan unexpectedly dies and his soul travels to a medieval European-style otherworldly continent, becoming Roland, the fourth prince of the Kingdom of Graycastle. This playboy prince saves the witch Anna at an execution scene and is shocked to discover that magic really exists in this...

Excalibur is a 1981 film adapting the Arthurian legend from Thomas Malory’s *Le Morte d’Arthur*. It portrays King Arthur and his knights, featuring prominent roles for figures like Merlin, Morgana, Lancelot, and Guenevere. The soundtrack incorporates works by Wagner, Orff, and Jones to accompany the...

Valhalla Rising, released in 2009, depicts a group of Norse warriors and Christian Crusaders navigating the seas during the twelfth century. The narrative centers on a warrior and a young boy accompanying the Crusaders’ voyage toward the Holy Land. The film portrays their journey by ship.

Alongside new and old allies, Parn saves his village from the ruthless attacks of a goblin tribe. Following their victory, Parn, his priest friend Etoh, the elf Deedlit, the dwarf Ghim, and the magician Slayn set out on a journey together to investigate the evil that has started to haunt the island...

Ever since the release of the innovative NerveGear, gamers from all around the globe have been given the opportunity to experience a completely immersive virtual reality. Sword Art Online (SAO), one of the most recent games on the console, offers a gateway into the wondrous world of Aincrad, a vivid...

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II is a 2006 real-time strategy game based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s works, including *The Lord of the Rings* and *The Hobbit*. It serves as a sequel to the 2004 title, *The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth*, offering strategic gameplay wi...

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger is a 1977 fantasy adventure film directed by Sam Wanamaker. Featuring stop-motion animation by Ray Harryhausen, it stars Patrick Wayne and other actors, marking the concluding installment in the Columbia Pictures Sinbad trilogy following *The 7th Voyage of Sinbad* and...

Beowulf is a 2007 animated film adapting the Old English epic poem. Utilizing motion-capture technology, it presents a contemporary reimagining of the story featuring characters voiced by several actors. The production was overseen by Robert Zemeckis and involved previous collaborators on films like...

Dragonheart is a 1996 British-American fantasy film exploring an unlikely partnership between Sir Robin Hood and a powerful dragon named Draco. The story highlights themes of courage, sacrifice, and redemption through compelling performances by Dennis Quaid and David Thewlis. Sean Connery’s vocal pe...

Ten years after the Great War against the demon-beasts, the empire rules over the world and prosperity relies on the massive use of aer. Yuri Lowell and Flynn Scifo are two young men who have just enrolled the ranks of the prestigious Imperial Knights. One day, they are sent to the town of Ceazontan...

Prince Valiant is a 1954 Technicolor Cinemascope adventure film adapted from the King Features comic strip. The movie features James Mason and Janet Leigh in a story set within the medieval world of the comic’s creation. It was produced by 20th Century-Fox under the direction of Henry Hathaway.

"This time for sure, I will kill my king with my own hands..." Jerusalem, 1273 A.D. Here, both the wandering knight, Bedivere, and Chaldea’s own expedition find the Sixth Singularity. The residents of this desolate land have been driven from their homes as three opposing powers battle for control of...

Authored by Daniel Mersey in 2016, this fantasy miniatures game adapts the popular historical rules of Lion Rampant to accommodate magical troops and monsters.

The 13th Warrior is a 1999 American action-adventure film based on Michael Crichton’s novel. It depicts a 9th-century journey undertaken by Arab merchant Ahmad ibn Fadlan and eleven Viking warriors across the vast wilderness of present-day Russia. The story explores cultural clashes and survival cha...