Posted on 03/10/2022 7:16:38 AM PST by SunkenCiv
As of this writing, the year is 2020. But what if the year was ACTUALLY 1722? What if hundreds of years ago there was a conspiracy by a few European noblemen to change the modern calendar? This may sound crazy, (and, admittedly, it is a little crazy), but is it possible? Stranger things have happened. It all has to do with the Holy Roman Empire, the Pope, and (maybe) the Byzantine Empire circa AD 1000 (that’s important for later). There's this weird theory called Phantom Time Hypothesis suggests that Dark Ages (614-911 A.D.) never happened...
The Phantom Time Hypothesis was first postulated by the German historian and author Heribert Illig in 1991, where he states that this originated as a conspiracy between Holy Roman Emperor Otto III and Pope Sylvester II...
The strong roots of Christianity in Europe, combined with a vain desire to appear anointed by God himself, drove these two men (Otto III and Sylvester II) to fabricate the nearly three-hundred years from AD 614 – 911 in order to make it appear that they were actually ruling in the year 1000. Why, you ask? Because God would only let his chosen people rule in the thousandth year of his calendar, obviously. Makes sense to me...
Indeed, part of Illig's claim is that the entire existence of Emperor Charlemagne, one of Europe’s most significant rulers during the middle ages, never existed at all. He believes that Charlemagne's practically magical ability to rule and unify his empire was indeed possible only by virtue of the fact that it was fictional. Illig is saying that Charlemagne, like the English King Arthur, was a folk hero designed by Otto III and Sylvester II to help fill in the gaps in the phantom time they "created".
(Excerpt) Read more at globalbizarre.com ...
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File this one with Anatoly Fomenko's "New Chronology" and also with Roman Piso theory.
So....would this mean Mohammed never existed either??
Along with Alexander and Alfred, Charlemagne is one of a handful of kings who gets awarded the post-nominal accolade “the Great.” His early life remains mysterious and the stories are assembled from various sources, but it seems he was born around 742 A.D., just at the time when the Plague of Justinian was dispatching millions at the eastern edge of the moribund Roman Empire. The precise place of his birth is also unknown, but it’s likely to be in a town such as Aachen, now in contemporary Germany, or Liège in Belgium. Even Einhard, his dedicated servant and biographer, wouldn’t get drawn into the specifics of Charlemagne’s early life in his fawning magnum opus, The Life of Charles the Great. The very fact that this account exists—probably the first biography of a European ruler—is testament to how important he was (or at least was seen to be). In many European languages, the word “king” is itself derived from Charlemagne’s name.You’re Descended from Royalty and So Is Everybody Else | Adam Rutherford | January 2, 2018
The global warmageddon cult like Michael Mann erase cooling periods like the Dark Ages and the Little Ice Age in their climate “models”.
But I can believe that 2007 was just a conspiracy by the Paparazzi and Britney's over controlling father. Yeah that's the ticket!
Balderdash.
Good call. I've got a book coming out, the main premise is that the Holy Roman Empire was invented by Robin, the Boy Wonder. First I prove that the comic book character was based on a real person, and to really sell it, showed that his existence was suppressed because he had gender dysphoria. Gonna be a best-seller!
Stephen Fetchit character: “I’s always in the dark.”
Warner Oland character: “Condition obvious.”
—”Charlie Chan in Egypt” 1935
(P.S. Rita Hayworth had a small uncredited role)
Couldn't be, because the Norse mythical character Baldur originated in these centuries that never existed, so, ha ha! /jk
As a matter of fact, college-level history professors haven’t described the transition from antiquity to the early middle ages as the “dark ages” in decades. Most historians will tell you that term only really applied to the Roman identity, anyway, and that non-Roman cultures experienced a “naissance” during this time.
LOL...the entire Viking Age deleted, yet lots of Nordic/Germnic Danish blood in the UK, Normandy etc.
So you think Mohammed isn't a fictional character? His purported house in Mecca was still standing until perhaps 20 years ago, when the Saudis tore it down, no one said boo.
Well of course! They're all in on it! /jk
Sounds like a great guest for George Noory’s Coast to Coast AM.
I feel like astronomers ought to be able to debunk this rather easily
And the Earth is flat and the center of the universe!
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