[annalex]

“Dark ages” is a term ot derision that educated people should not use, — a classic case of pot calling kettle dark. “Middle ages” is a calendaric reference, the Antiquity and the Renaissance being the dull brackets of the glorious middle.

Just remember that no one eats the pie for the crust.

[allmendream]

The “glorious middle” was not so glorious to the people who had to live through it. They knew things were not as good as they once were, thus when things started getting better it was not a “birth” it was a “re-birth” or “Renaissance”.

As far as studying history I do admit that the 12th and 13th Centuries is probably my favorite.