[txzman]

"and was the event that brought on the Dark Ages.."

Er, the "Dark Ages' term had nothing to do with weather, geography or light - it referred to a lack of organized learning and development of society.

[null and void]

Er, the "Dark Ages' term had nothing to do with weather, geography or light - it referred to a lack of organized learning and development of society.

Amazing what a couple seasons of crop failures will do to a society.

These days we say no country is more than three meals from a revolution.

Funny thing about revolutions - the rabble tend to kill off the rulers and in-tuh-lex-shuls...

[blam]

"Er, the "Dark Ages' term had nothing to do with weather, geography or light - it referred to a lack of organized learning and development of society."

Read the articles linked in post #53 & 56. Eyewitnesses said it was dark.