How Dark were the Dark Ages? (Short Animated Documentary)

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How dark were the Dark Ages? Not that dark, comparatively.

Sources:

The church of Ravenna, Constantinople and Rome in the seventh century by Veronica Ortenberg West-Harling.

The Dark Ages by Janet L. Nelson.

A People's History of Modern Europe by William A. Pelz.

Medieval People in Town and Country: New Perspectives from Demography and Bioarchaeology by Maryanne Kowaleski