Which Medieval Ruler...

[Scarlett]

...is your character?

[Foundation]

Napoleon.

[Anaris]

Perhaps, for those of us who are not medieval scholars, a short list could be given of potential choices, together with some summaries of their personalities and official acts?

[Anaris]

Napoleon.

[Uzamaki]

Is Henry VIII still open?

[Foundation]

Is Henry VIII still open?

I don't think so, you might have better luck with Henry the i^th.  He's a bit more imaginative.

[Scarlett]

I think I'd take Henry II. You can have Henry VIII even if he's technically Renaissance.

Don't know about a short list, but here's a Christian-centric start:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_monarchs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_monarchs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German_monarchs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_list_of_Roman_emperors#Eastern_emperors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_kings_of_Jerusalem

[Solari]

Medieval? Malus Solari takes it back—way back—http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan, with a dash of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England.

[Lefanis]

 

My favourite captain.

[Lefanis]

I like to imagine my character as Brian Boru.

[Ehndras]

I'd say Charlemagne but I don't want to die a silly fatass because I wanted to take a bath wearing chainmail and get stuffed in a pickle barrel and carted back home in disgrace. Smooth move, Holy Roman Emperor, smooth.

Or was that someone else? *shrug* I'm a little iffy on the HRE's history.

[jaune]

http://historymedren.about.com/library/who/blwwattila.htm

 

[Scarlett]

Hey, Henry I died of a "surefit of lamprey" ... choked on eel (his favorite dish).

I don't think Charlemagne died that way. He lived to be pretty old (72?), had 18 kids, numerous concubines, and most of the known world. He was the man.

[Ender]

I honestly dont know. I dont tend to pattern any of my characters off any individual historical figure. I'd be curious to know which medieval figure someone could peg Edmund for, if there was one, however.

[Scarlett]

It's not really practical to model your character after one - it's more like a 'which superhero are you' question, like if you had to be one of these guys, which one would be appropriate?

Given how preoccupied just about every medieval ruler was with inheritance, that right there is enough to make BM characters incomparable.

I don't know Edmund enough to peg him, but as a wild guess you could try Richard I (the Lionhearted). He wasn't as romantic a figure as he is portrayed (e.g. Sean Connery in Robin Hood). Pretty complex guy. He was generally considered an excellent general and a mediocre King (which may not translate well to Edmund) but he could be summarized by "grumpy guy who preferred French to English, the Aquitaine to London, and kicking ass to collecting taxes."