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Q&A A mix of the Medieval Age and the 21st century period

Just a short question, but is there a term for eras or ages being mixed together in a story? To be more specific, I'm writing a story which is primarily set during the Middle Age. However, some o...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by MizukiTan‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:51:36Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/33035
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar MizukiTan‭ · 2019-12-08T07:51:36Z (about 5 years ago)
Just a short question, but is there a term for eras or ages being mixed together in a story?

To be more specific, I'm writing a story which is primarily set during the Middle Age. However, some of their technology belongs to the 21st century. For example, some of the technologies involved mainly focus on converting thermal energy from the environment into an energy source. There is also some form of electricity involved.

So is there an actual term to describe this under, or is it really just labelled under "fantasy and sci-fi"? I am really sorry if this is a dumb question, but I'm stuck at what to call it.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-02-05T04:23:02Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 2