Maybe cause there are so relatively few sources from that time period. Almost like it was shrouded in something. Some kinda absence of light or something.
That is an odd classification of the middle ages if I've ever seen one.
Usually, the middle ages go from around 500 to around 1500, the early medieval period ends (depending on location) somewhere in the 11th century (1066 in England, 1054 in Byzantium or 1024 in the Holy Roman Empire, just to name a few examples) and is followed by the high medieval period that lasted until the mid 13th century, that was in turn succeeded by the late medieval period.
"Mid medieval period" is not a term I ever came across.
In Scandinavia for example the medieval period starts after the end of the Viking Age around the middle of the 11th century. 500-800 is the Germanic Iron Age (in Sweden it is called the Vendel period).
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njm1314@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 22d
Maybe cause there are so relatively few sources from that time period. Almost like it was shrouded in something. Some kinda absence of light or something.
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · 13 pts · 22d
Also a lot of persecution of certain knowledge by a certain religion and decline of certain mediteranean empires.
Except for the east, they were in the middle of a philosophical boom.
Geobloke@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 22d
The eastern Roman empire was fine for that period though
MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 21d
The eastern Roman empire was fine
for that period though.Sergio@piefed.social · 31 pts · 22d
Literally 984.
SirSamuel@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 22d
from_D4rkness@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 22d
I like this meme. Doesn't help that the christians love overwriting and erasing history for those of us trying to look back at that period.
njm1314@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 22d
Or just that monks made shitty historians in general.
snoons@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 22d
Then everything changed when Saint Bede the Venerable attacked.
CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de · 9 pts · 22d
That is an odd classification of the middle ages if I've ever seen one.
Usually, the middle ages go from around 500 to around 1500, the early medieval period ends (depending on location) somewhere in the 11th century (1066 in England, 1054 in Byzantium or 1024 in the Holy Roman Empire, just to name a few examples) and is followed by the high medieval period that lasted until the mid 13th century, that was in turn succeeded by the late medieval period.
"Mid medieval period" is not a term I ever came across.
Rothe@piefed.social · 1 pts · 22d
It varies depending on locality.
In Scandinavia for example the medieval period starts after the end of the Viking Age around the middle of the 11th century. 500-800 is the Germanic Iron Age (in Sweden it is called the Vendel period).
CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 22d
The Vendel Era is "part" of the early medieval period though.
Also I checked swedish and danish Wikipedia, they both give a similar time period for the medieval period from 476 to 1400 or 1500.
blazeknave@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 22d
Going to ... See K3 my way outta here...
Awooooooga@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 22d
Gimme some early medieval vibes what was that shit like?
Also didn't they have hella guns by the end