Re-Forging the ‘Age of Iron’ Part II: The Tenth Century in a New Age?
John Howe
Abstract The tenth century, once dismissed as an unpleasant ‘Age of Iron’, now receives increased attention important age transition. Historians are attempting to understand how it fits into the broader narrative Western Civilization. Although some scholars have identified last act post‐Roman world, others see a new age. Perhaps High Middle Ages with its agricultural and demographic revolution, villages parishes, revived cities, reformed churches schools, medieval monarchs began in century? Or were those changes not novelties century but rather manifestations ‘take off’ that had already begun back Carolingian Empire, which, despite problems posed by late wars invasions, was able continue, spread, blossom growth prosperity Ages? New scholarly interest has made much less ‘dark age’, still quite certain conceptualize historical significance.
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