tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post1722437781778333594..comments2023-12-22T20:36:45.744-05:00Comments on Isle of Wonder: Who Invented the Middle Ages?The Red Witchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-21330123402342103122011-06-20T10:15:54.934-04:002011-06-20T10:15:54.934-04:00I am not surprised. The term evolved over time. ...I am not surprised. The term evolved over time. There was not any one person to coin it.The Red Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-34311224825370782592011-06-18T13:50:33.975-04:002011-06-18T13:50:33.975-04:00I'm halfway through this book and no mention y...I'm halfway through this book and no mention yet of the origin of the term 'The Middle Ages', though it uses that description in several chapters. Yet in the same series, both the books on The Vikings and The Celts go into some detail about the origin of the terms and what precisely (or, more accurately, imprecisely) they mean, and right at the beginning of the books, too.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070070360087765540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-43955495572965211662011-06-17T15:25:32.785-04:002011-06-17T15:25:32.785-04:00There is indeed no consensus and if you take into ...There is indeed no consensus and if you take into accoun the influence of the Catholic Church on politics your second set of dates is even more fitting.<br /><br />Internet is kind of swamp with some islets of wisdom and fun. Pretty normal.Anachronisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398058819007642332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-44672306806223583702011-06-17T08:34:20.385-04:002011-06-17T08:34:20.385-04:00There is definitely no agreement on what constitut...There is definitely no agreement on what constitutes the Middle Ages but, since it was all about the Church having absolute control over people's lives, perhaps we can say it started in 312 with the Battle of the Milvan Bridge and Constantine's vision. Then it should end when Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses to the door of All Saints in Wittenberg 1517.<br /><br />@I challenge The Red Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-50941538869006000872011-06-16T15:33:05.154-04:002011-06-16T15:33:05.154-04:00A very interesting post, thank you. I also thought...A very interesting post, thank you. I also thought the term came from Victorians but apparently it was much older. <br /><br /><i>I consider it to start with the fall of Rome in 410 A.D. and end with the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It seems neater that way.</i><br /><br />I was taught that way in school too, although we were presented with alternatives like discovering the Americas by Anachronisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398058819007642332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-10940656970463210012011-06-16T13:56:26.730-04:002011-06-16T13:56:26.730-04:00Well, it won't seem 'middle' for much ...Well, it won't seem 'middle' for much longer, but at least it's better than 'dark ages'. <br />I challenge anyone not to think of the phrase 'thick fogges of ignorance' while perusing the internet.The Plashing Volehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-7398198112842418622011-06-16T12:25:20.271-04:002011-06-16T12:25:20.271-04:00I'm just re-reading Medieval Britain now - and...I'm just re-reading Medieval Britain now - and the authors begin the book with 1066 and William of Normandy being crowned King, and it ends with The Wars of the Roses, 1490, and the beginning of the reigns of the Tudors.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070070360087765540noreply@blogger.com