The Myth of the Orbis Terraria

Some atheist polemicists grudgingly accept that medieval flat-earthism is a myth, but still try to claim various medieval scholars were flat-earthers when they clearly were not. But this is another misreading by those who don't understand the source material. Isiodorus Seville talks about the shape of the world in several other places, and makes it very clear that he understood that it was round. We have multiple passing references to theshape of the earth in a variety of vernacular works intended for an unlearned audience. Romances which were written in part to be read to an illiterate audience include references to the earth sitting like a yoke within the