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410
Fall of rome
X- roman soldiers, barbarians, and the scourge of god, all contributed the the fall of rome. Civilians were treated as slaves and couldent defend themselvs.The barbarians pillaged, and raided untill nothing was left. The infastructure was corrupted, the the fall of Rome began. -
Period: 410 to Jan 1, 1066
410-1066
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511
Clovis
Clovis was king after his father Childeric I in 481. He was the first king of the Franks to unite the entire Barbarian Nation. He conquered the Frankish tribes and established himself as Soul king before his death. He also converted to Catholisism. He died on November 26 511 -
Oct 7, 732
Battle of Tours
Was fought in an area between the cities of Pionters and Tours . -
Jan 1, 740
viking raids
The viking raids were one of the biggest contributers of encouraging the dark ages. Ruthless barbarians killed thousands of people. -
Jan 1, 1000
Muslim invasions
Muslim invasions encouraged the dark ages... -
Dec 31, 1054
Church trouble
The church had trouble in 1054 when they divided into two, the eastern and western; The eastern church thought that the westerns were explotative and corrupt while the western thought the eastern did not believe. -
Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
It was one of the most-well known battles of the Dark Ages . The battle was fought by King William the conqueror of the Norman's King Harold of the saxon . -
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Abbey of Cluny
The first of the major monastic reform movements. The Abbey exerted huge influence in the ten hundreds. It was rebuilt twice to accommodate more monks Cluny II and Cluny III. -
Vikings attack England.
Viking raid against Lindisfarne in England. -
Julius Nepos Assassinated
The emperor of the East Roman Empire is assasinated. He was sleeping in his villa, near Salona, when he was stabbed to death.
