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{{Product description
|productName = '''Mythic Europe'''
|imageFile = Mythic Europe cover.jpg
|edition = [[ArM3|Third]]
|abbreviation = ME
|type = Sourcebook
|authors = [[Roderick Robertson]] and [[Curtis Scott]]
|publisher = White Wolf
|productNumber = AG0600
|isbn = 1-56504-028-7
|releaseDate = 1992
|format = [[Softcover]] 
|pageCount = 184
|availability = Out of print; PDF Available
}}

'''Mythic Europe''' is an Ars Magica supplement about the official setting.
==  Subject and Contents ==

''Mythic Europe'' is a gazetteer describing the setting of [[Mythic Europe]] location by location.  Kingdoms, counties, provinces, and major cities are all described (though no one location receives great detail).  The emphasis is on characterizing each area and providing a few interesting historical or legendary details about it.  

There are also overview chapters about major subject: medieval society, the [[Mythic Church]], and the [[Crusades]].

In spite of this book's title, it contains a healthy dose of [[Real History]].  It is almost entirely a background book: it contains few, if any, game statistics.

===  Table of Contents ===

*Early History of Mythic Europe  | 9
*Society (Chapter 2)  | 15
*The Church (Chapter 3) | 27
*The Crusades (Chapter 4)  | 47
*Iberian Peninsula (Chapter 5)  | 55
*British Isles (Chapter 6)  | 67
*France (Chapter 7)  | 79
*Northern Mythic Europe (Chapter 8)  | 91
*Eastern Mythic Europe (Chapter 9)  | 107
*Italy (Chapter 10)  | 117
*Eastern Empires (Chapter 11)  | 133
*Islam (Chapter 12)  | 147
*Appendix A: Timeline of Rulers  | 157
*Appendix B: Timeline of Popes  | 162


In case you're wondering what happened to the Holy Roman Empire, it's in the "Northern Mythic Europe" chapter (and in fact occupies most of that chapter).

==  Community Reviews ==

The following reviews were collected from the original Ars Magica FAQ site:

FAQ Rating: \*\* (18 reviews; 3 *, 11 \*\*, 3 \*\*\*, 1 \*\*\*\*)

* A quick-reference compendium that's probably most useful for those who don't know much about history. Suffers from a failure to separate what's historical fact and what's Ars Magica fiction, as well as poor editing.
* Too many shortly described things
* An okay overview, though inaccurate (or wrong) at times.
* A general guide to the setting of Mythic Europe. More fantastic than the line has trended, but chock-full of story ideas and hooks. The historical basis is lacking.
* An OK primer if you don't have a history degree.
* Boring. History and geography are readily available in the local library. Where was the bleedin' MYTH?
* Has some good ideas, but most are things you could find in any good reference book.
* I've not found a lot of interest in it as I didn't learn a lot from it.
* Probably the most widely useful supplement for ArM3 but doesn't quite measure up to Order of Hermes.
* Interesting geographical and societal info on Mythic Europe, but the lack of maps reduces its value.
* The book gives a good overview, but it covers the lands too shortly.
* Badly stored index of the European history.
* Lots of interesting tidbits about lots of different places, without enough information on any one place to establish an entire saga.
* Beurgh. I want my money back.

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* Probably most useful for newcomers who want to enjoy [[Mythic Europe]] but aren't interested in reading a lot of [[Real History]].  Long on history and short on myth in my opinion.  Has an extensive index: a feature regrettably lacking from later ArM supplements.  Most of the material is still relevant even though [[canon]] was restarted with [[ArM5]]. - Andrew Gronosky

==  Related Subjects ==

See the following links for more information.

===  Related Pages ===

* [[Mythic Europe]]
* [[Real History]]

===  Related Products ===

* [[Guardians of the Forest]]
* [[Lion and the Lily]]
* [[Medieval Handbook]]
===  Related Sites ===
*[http://www.atlas-games.com/product_tables/AG0600.php Official product page] at Atlas Games
*[http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=AG0600 Product page at E23]

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