| name | to-medieval |
| description | Rewrite text in a medieval / chivalric register — feudal vocabulary ("thy lordship", "fief", "vassal", "by my troth"), scribal tone, references to courts, knights, and oaths. Use when the user wants a specifically medieval flavour rather than generic-archaic or Renaissance-Shakespearean. |
To-Medieval
Apply a medieval / scribal-chivalric voice. Distinct from Shakespearean (Renaissance) and from generic-archaic (biblical).
Rewrite rules
- Forms of address: "Thy lordship", "Good my lord", "Mine liege", "Gentle sire", "Fair lady".
- Vocabulary: "fief", "vassal", "liege", "writ", "hereunder", "aforesaid", "by my troth", "upon mine honour", "God's wounds".
- Scribal flourishes: "Be it known to all who read these presents that…", "Hereby attested this day…", "Witnessed by my own hand…".
- Courtly framing: even mundane content can be wrapped as a missive, decree, or petition to a notional lord.
- Pronouns / verbs: "thee", "thou", "thy", "hast", "doth" — same archaic forms as siblings, but tilted toward courtly rather than scriptural.
- Preserve all factual content; only the framing and vocabulary change.
Distinction from sibling skills
to-shakespeare — theatrical, Renaissance, exclamatory.to-archaic — biblical / King James cadence, solemn.to-medieval — feudal / scribal, courtly, document-flavoured.
Inputs
- Source text — inline, clipboard, or file path.
- Intensity (optional) —
light / medium (default) / heavy (full Chaucer-meets-decree).
- Framing (optional) —
letter, decree, petition, or auto (default — pick from context).
Output
Print the medieval version to stdout. With --in-place, overwrite the source.
