[blam]

"Or are you talking about Hogan and Velikovsky and the "First Dark Age"?"

No, I was thinking more like, Clube, Napier, Steel, Bailey and Baillie. See the example below.

The Dark Ages: Were They Darker Than We Imagined?

[The Shootist]

The first "Dark Age" was much earlier than 6th century A.D. Check out Jerry Pournelle's website for more. http://www.jerrypournelle.com/science/firstdark.html#1. and http://www.jerrypournelle.com/archives2/archives2mail/mail112.html#dark

There is much more on the site. Use the search engine on the homepage, http://www.jerrypournelle.com