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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 (John Morris)
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An Age of Tyrants (Snyder)
An Age of Tyrants (Snyder)
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (Savage)
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (Savage)
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The Anglo-Saxons (James Campbell)
The Anglo-Saxons (James Campbell)
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Atilla King of the Huns (Patrick Howard)
Atilla King of the Huns (Patrick Howard)
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Augustine of Hippo (Brown)
Augustine of Hippo (Brown)
7
Barbarians to Angels (Wells)
Barbarians to Angels (Wells)
8
The Battle of the Catalaunian Fields A. D. 451 (Schultheis)
The Battle of the Catalaunian Fields A. D. 451 (Schultheis)
9
The Beginnings of English Society (Dorothy Whitelock)
The Beginnings of English Society (Dorothy Whitelock)
10
The Dark Ages Book I (Charles Oman)
The Dark Ages Book I (Charles Oman)
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The Dark Ages Book II (Charles Oman)
The Dark Ages Book II (Charles Oman)
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The Dark Ages Book III (Charles William Chadwick Oman)
The Dark Ages Book III (Charles William Chadwick Oman)
13
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 4-6 (Edward Gibbon)
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 4-6 (Edward Gibbon)
14
Early Medieval Europe 300-1000 (Roger Collins)
Early Medieval Europe 300-1000 (Roger Collins)
15
The Early Middle Ages (Philip Daileader)
The Early Middle Ages (Philip Daileader)
16
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
17
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 (Peter Heather)
18
Eusebius
Eusebius
19
The History of the Franks (Gregory of Tours)
The History of the Franks (Gregory of Tours)
20
A History of the Vikings (Jones)
A History of the Vikings (Jones)
21
How the Irish Saved Civilization (Thomas Cahill)
How the Irish Saved Civilization (Thomas Cahill)
22
In Search of the Dark Ages (Wood)
In Search of the Dark Ages (Wood)
23
Inheritance of Rome (Wickham)
Inheritance of Rome (Wickham)
24
The Invasion of Europe by the Barbarians (Bury)
The Invasion of Europe by the Barbarians (Bury)
25
Kings and Vikings (Sawyer)
Kings and Vikings (Sawyer)
26
The Last Apocalypse (Reston)
The Last Apocalypse (Reston)
27
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 (Stanley Lane-Poole)
28
The Northern World (Fell)
The Northern World (Fell)
29
Pagans and Christians (Robin Lane Fox)
Pagans and Christians (Robin Lane Fox)
30
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 (Ed West)
31
The Rise of Islam (Gordon)
The Rise of Islam (Gordon)
32
The Saxon and Norman Kings (Brooke)
The Saxon and Norman Kings (Brooke)
33
Terry Jones' Barbarians (Terry Jones)
Terry Jones' Barbarians (Terry Jones)
34
The Vikings: A History (Robert Ferguson)
The Vikings: A History (Robert Ferguson)
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The Year 1000 (Robert Lacey)
The Year 1000 (Robert Lacey)
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