: Re: How do I write an uneducated character with a genius level intellect in a medieval society? I am currently writing a medieval (low fantasy) novel set in a society akin to that of Western Europe

Since books would be very few and very far between, and mostly bibles, it would be difficult to have him read a ton of stuff, although it's your world, you could put a library in it and have him find a way in and regularly read all sorts of stuff, that would give him a wide breadth of knowledge but not a deep one.

The other thing you could do is have him be able to watch someone do something for a while and then be able to be instantly brilliant at it. e.g. he could watch a blacksmith make a sword and then he can just start making swords, maybe he changes the process slightly based on his observations and he can produce better swords than the blacksmith. This way he could become a master at several trades but could also be an accountant, a swordsman, an apothecary or doctor... anything really.

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