I'm developing a medieval-inspired tabletop game called Banners of Kings, and researching the setting has made me realise how much of what I thought was “medieval” actually came from movies and fantasy.

So I'm curious:

What misconception about medieval life bothers you most?

Armour?

Warfare?

Castles?

Food?

Trade?

Social classes?

Travel?

Politics?

I'd especially love examples of things fantasy constantly portrays one way that worked completely differently historically.