The Dark Ages in Science Fiction

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In 19 forty one a science fiction latched on to this idea of the dark age following the fall of rome, and dealt with it in different interesting ways. I can see the centical, centical fle which i read in eighth grade as definitely an influential book for me. In er a monastery, where they were the hand, copying and illuminating blueprint and and deliberately trying to take it forward in a way that nobody actually ever was y really,. not even botheas or some of the figures we point at as rose is a person who felt things were fading and tried to preserve them.

David Perry is a freelance journalist covering politics, history, education, and disability rights. He was a professor of Medieval History at Dominican University from 2006-2017, and now works as an academic advisor in the history department of the University of Minnesota. His scholarly work focuses on Venice, the Crusades, and the Mediterranean World. Numerous topics covered include: Reasons to study history; how historical figures and institutions claimed legitimacy; calling an Age "Dark" or "Golden" in order to get legitimacy; patronage of the arts to prop up legitimacy; fake innovation and fake continuity; bastardy; parrots and coconuts in medieval Europe; and more! David Perry website David Perry Patreon "The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe" by Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry