Middle Ages was different in reality

[Abdul Goatherd]

The large wars of the 20th century were more bloody than anything in the Middle Ages but the constant daily violence of the Middle Ages was much worse. The Amsterdam homicide rates for example reached as high as 47 per 100,000 people in the mid 15th Century compared to 1,6 per 100,000 today.

So, comparable to many modern US cities? Or any Third World city? *shrug*

Then there was the continous low level warfare between feuding lords, cattle raids, etc. All in all you had a higher percentage chance of dying a violent death in the Middle Ages Europe than in the 20th Century Europe.

Probably not. 20th C. Europe was rather brutal.

 

[Sabotage13]

It doesn't? So I am building this time machine for nothing? Bummer.

I built a time machine to reach the mythical year of 2018 with all its sadistic murders, nudity, and sex.

Well, GoT is obviously not based on medieval Europe but on Ptolemaic, Seleucid and Pontic kingdoms, for which it is accurate.

Also, the 21st century.

 

[Geriander]

So, comparable to many modern US cities? Or any Third World city? *shrug*
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Yes! Living in the Middle Ages would be almost as bad as Detroit! *shudders*

Using a city as an example does scew the comparison a bit. Unlike today, rural homocide rates may have been equal to or even higher than urban ones as there was greater desperation and less law outside of the cities.

Edit: Here is a nice series of country/region wide estimates:

 

[Yakman]

i like how they always show this giant midieval feast, and the king's got this huge boar in front of him.

nobody ate a boar steak back in the day - that meat is hard, and nobody had teeth!

 

[Graf Zeppelin]

that meat is hard, and nobody had teeth!

Which is also nonsense, people back then had rather good teeth in comparison to the 19th century sugar addicted Victorians.

Medieval people also had a rather convoluted mouth hygiena. Bad teeth and foul breath was extremly undesired.

They used fabric (preferable linen) to clean teeth, also toothpicks and certain herbs, pastes and powders depending on availability. Also chewing mint was popular. Vinegar for flushing the mouth.

Also typical medieval diet is rather good for the teeth. Much diary and cereals (even animal blood products) not much sugar and other stuff that adds to tooth decay.
Afaik in England foul breath was even a reason for divorce but this might be a myth.

Soap was also a thing in the middle ages ya know.