Top Ten Superheroes of the Middle Ages

Even in medieval times they had stories and legends about people with extraordinary gifts – saints and warriors with special powers. Here is our list of ten superheroes from the Middle Ages.



Learn more about these people:

Saint Francis of Assisi: An Exorcist of Demons

The millennium King Arthur: the commodification of the Arthurian legend in the 20th century

Was the Song of Roland a Military Satire?

Was St Patrick a slave-trading Roman official who fled to Ireland?

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the Threat of Women to Courtly Life

Who gave King Arthur “a crippling blow”? It was St. George, argues scholar

Medieval Superheroes

medievalverse magazine