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> there was no such thing as the "Dark Ages", and it wasn't a particularly illiterate or barbaric age I don't think that's true: https://slatestarcodex.com/201
by cabalamat 7y ago
> there was no such thing as the "Dark Ages", and it wasn't a particularly illiterate or barbaric age
I don't think that's true: https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/10/15/were-there-dark-ages/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/10/15/were-there-dark-ages/
- the_af 7y agoThe article I quoted (by someone who calls herself a doctor and a medieval historian, but I have no way of checking her credentials) contradicts yours: https://going-medieval.com/2017/05/26/theres-no-such-thing-as-the-dark-ages-but-ok/ https://going-medieval.com/2017/05/26/theres-no-such-thing-a... Of course, I don't claim to be an expert myself and can't readily judge which of the two articles is more accurate.