Medieval writing prompt
The Knight and the Jerusalem Merchant
Imagine a scenario during the medieval Crusades, where a knight from a lesser-known European country forms an unlikely friendship with a local merchant in Jerusalem. Their friendship provides unique insights into the complexities of culture, faith, and loyalty during turbulent times.
Suggested length: A short story: 1,500 to 5,000 words, or flash fiction under 1,000
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Three ways to take this prompt somewhere nobody else will.
- 1Tell it from someone the history books ignored.
- 2Write it as a letter that took weeks to arrive.
- 3End with a choice that history would never record.
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