forget yes. Medieval is my favorite time period.
I'll let you in on a little secret.
Back in the Medieval ages, getting sick was the 'in' thing. Touch the wall? You get a horrible sickness. Drink some water? You die of cholera.
Living to the age twenty was a hard thing to do. Even the well financed and wealthy royalty got sick easily. Cleanliness wasn't around in the Medieval ages.
They dumped their stuff on the roads, and ate with dirty tools and disregarded health every chance they got. Wanted to live to the age 50? Live alone in a secluded forest where no man shall step ever.
Why? The cities and provinces were so dirty that breathing through your mouth could give you dysentery.
And then you retreat to saying the wars were cool and awesome.
Remember that metal armor? Imagine getting a small dent in it. The metal pierces through your skin like a hot knife through butter. Also, with how dirty everything else is, a simple cut could get infected in three minutes.
Now, people fought wars back in the Medieval ages over the dumbest things. Guy kills your pig? Wage a war over three continents. Run out of supplies due to a fat man stealing your food? Burn the city down and rape every forest animal in sight.
The Medieval ages was my favorite era, too.