The Middle Ages By yuna 500 The Middle Ages begin Between A.D. 500 and 1500 Nov 2, 700 Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf was written Nov 2, 1096 Crusades Nov 2, 1200 National epic of Germany was composed Nov 2, 1300 Bubonic Plague Nov 2, 1300 Upheaval between the feudal system and the Church Nov 2, 1500 Middle Ages end Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne becomes king of the Franks Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne becomes the first emperor of the new Holy Roman Empire Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne dies