Dark Ages

Dark Ages (historiography)

The Dark Ages is a term, now deprecated by most historians, for the Early Middle Ages, or occasionally the entire Middle Ages, in Western Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, which characterises it as marked by economic, intellectual, and cultural decline.

Early Middle Ages

The Early Middle Ages, sometimes controversially referred to as the Dark Ages, is typically regarded by historians as lasting from the late 5th to the 10th century. They marked the start of the Middle Ages of European history, following the decline of the Western Roman Empire, and preceding the High Middle Ages. The alternative term late antiquity, for the early part of the period, emphasizes elements of continuity with the Roman Empire, while Early Middle Ages is used to emphasize developments characteristic of the earlier medieval period.

Darkness

Darkness is the condition resulting from a lack of illumination, or an absence of visible light.

Dark Ages

Proper noun

1. The period of European history encompassing (roughly) 476–1000 CE.
2. The Greek Dark Ages (c. 1100–750 BCE).