What time period does Legend of the Seeker take place?

I know that it is during sort of the medieval era but what is the numerical time period?


Also, is this show based of any sort of Legend or is it mostly fiction?|||the legend of the seeker is based on an epic fantasy series of 11 novels written by terry goodkind called the sword of truth series. the story is set in a fictional middle age period world not that much unlike our own which consists of the new world (which consists of the westland, the midlands, and d'hara) and the old world (which is not as thoroughly described except that it is vastly larger than the new world, and is under the control of a sect known as the empirial order). it is never stated in the show, or the books of exactly what time period they are in.





in fact, the only reference to time mentioned in the books are references to major past events. for example richard rahl (aka richard cypher) is the said to be the first war wizzard born in 3 thousand years during which time a great war between the old world and new world had come to an end. they also mention nearly 20 years have passed since a war between d'hara and the rest of the new world which ultimately lead to the creation of the magical barriers to separate all three parts of the new world.





the series and the tv show are not based on any legends, only the story written by terry goodkind. the tv show differs in many ways from the books so the name of the tv show was changed slightly to reflect the differences between the two.





in the sword of truth universe there are various creatures of magic like witchwomen, confessors, wizzards, dreamwalkers, and others that are encountered throughout the books.





for the best summary of the book series, you can go to wikipedia at the link i post below. it will give you much more in depth look at the plot and characters involved.