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Wishful thinking about life in the past is also prevalent in fantasy literature, in which noble [[Knight in Shining Armor|knights]] ride great distances to [[Damsel in Distress|save beautiful damsels]], who are never remotely bothered that their rescuers presumably smell of sweat, grease, and horse.

 

 

Something to keep in mind is that neither [[The Dung Ages]] nor [[Ye Goode Olde Days]] is "more" accurate than the other. The reality is that while hygiene was not good by modern standards, and living conditions were not what we'd call "comfortable" (what with the lack of air conditioning, flush toilets, and weekly garbage pick-up); neither did most people walk around barefoot, caked in filth, eating rotten food and living in tumble-down huts made of sticks. Many supposedly modern conveniences are thousands of years old: the Romans had central heating, for instance.

Because it is an [[Acceptable Break From Reality]] in entertainment-- the average viewer prefers looking at good-looking people when they aren't watching a documentary, and most actors and directors aren't quite willing to subject themselves to a completely realistic version of history -- please don't add examples that are just "[Character] had clean hair/white teeth/clear skin/shaved legs/etc."

 

 

Not to be confused with [[Nostalgia Filter|complaining about how things were better in the good old days]].

 

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