Frankish Royal Tombs in the Cathedrals of Cologne and Saint-Denis
Joachim Werner
The centuries between A.D. 400 and 800, which make the transition Antiquity Middle Ages, are sparsely documented have often been called by English ‘Dark Ages’, dark of Western European history. This paucity written historical sources is greatly to be regretted, for these were decisive formation society in them occurred events whose results seen even present day. Roman Empire with its ancient civilisation collapsed; countries on southern shore Mediterranean went over Islam; Slavs settled Balkans, North-Central Europe, territory around Danube as far Austria; Danube-lands came under domination Mongolian Avars.
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