---
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.