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Illuminating the Dark Ages: A Core Reading List

Our maverick English Teacher and amateur medievalist considers the so-called Dark Ages and has compiled a list of 35 essential texts, which , if nothing else, demonstrates that we know a lot more about this period than the name implies. Perhaps the term "Early Middle Ages" is more accurate, but "The Dark Ages" is the one that has stuck. For the sake of clarity, our compiler considers the time period 410-1066 CE to be topic of discussion, whatever one chooses to call it.
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The Age of Arthur (John Morris)
The Age of Arthur
1
John Morris
An Age of Tyrants (Snyder)
An Age of Tyrants
2
Snyder
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (Savage)
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
3
Savage
The Anglo-Saxons (James Campbell)
The Anglo-Saxons
4
James Campbell
Atilla King of the Huns (Patrick Howard)
Atilla King of the Huns
5
Patrick Howard
Augustine of Hippo (Brown)
Augustine of Hippo
6
Brown
Barbarians to Angels (Wells)
Barbarians to Angels
7
Wells
The Battle of the Catalaunian Fields A. D. 451 (Schultheis)
The Battle of the Catalaunian Fields A. D. 451
8
Schultheis
The Beginnings of English Society (Dorothy Whitelock)
The Beginnings of English Society
9
Dorothy Whitelock
The Dark Ages Book I (Charles Oman)
The Dark Ages Book I
10
Charles Oman
The Dark Ages Book II (Charles Oman)
The Dark Ages Book II
11
Charles Oman
The Dark Ages Book III (Charles William Chadwick Oman)
The Dark Ages Book III
12
Charles William Chadwick Oman
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 4-6 (Edward Gibbon)
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 4-6
13
Edward Gibbon
Early Medieval Europe 300-1000 (Roger Collins)
Early Medieval Europe 300-1000
14
Roger Collins
The Early Middle Ages (Philip Daileader)
The Early Middle Ages
15
Philip Daileader
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
16
Empires and Barbarians: The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe (Peter Heather)
Empires and Barbarians: The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe
17
Peter Heather
Eusebius
Eusebius
18
The History of the Franks (Gregory of Tours)
The History of the Franks
19
Gregory of Tours
A History of the Vikings (Jones)
A History of the Vikings
20
Jones
How the Irish Saved Civilization (Thomas Cahill)
How the Irish Saved Civilization
21
Thomas Cahill
In Search of the Dark Ages (Wood)
In Search of the Dark Ages
22
Wood
Inheritance of Rome (Wickham)
Inheritance of Rome
23
Wickham
The Invasion of Europe by the Barbarians (Bury)
The Invasion of Europe by the Barbarians
24
Bury
Kings and Vikings (Sawyer)
Kings and Vikings
25
Sawyer
The Last Apocalypse (Reston)
The Last Apocalypse
26
Reston
The Moors in Spain: History of the Conquest, 800 Year Rule & the Final Fall of Granada (Stanley Lane-Poole)
The Moors in Spain: History of the Conquest, 800 Year Rule & the Final Fall of Granada
27
Stanley Lane-Poole
The Northern World (Fell)
The Northern World
28
Fell
Pagans and Christians (Robin Lane Fox)
Pagans and Christians
29
Robin Lane Fox
The Path of the Martyrs: Charles Martel, the Battle of Tours and the Birth of Europe (Ed West)
The Path of the Martyrs: Charles Martel, the Battle of Tours and the Birth of Europe
30
Ed West
The Rise of Islam (Gordon)
The Rise of Islam
31
Gordon
The Saxon and Norman Kings (Brooke)
The Saxon and Norman Kings
32
Brooke
Terry Jones' Barbarians (Terry Jones)
Terry Jones' Barbarians
33
Terry Jones
The Vikings: A History (Robert Ferguson)
The Vikings: A History
34
Robert Ferguson
The Year 1000 (Robert Lacey)
The Year 1000
35
Robert Lacey
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