Dark Ages Timeline

By TeaganF661
  • Period: 400 to Sep 23, 1000

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  • 406

    Barbarians

    Barbarians
    'The barbarians' never intended to destroy the Roman Empire, they wanted to share in its wealth but it was declining anyway and soon broke down altogether. then moved in and there was nothing the Romans could do.
    ENCORAGED DARK AGES
  • 410

    Sack Of Rome

    Sack Of Rome
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Rome_(410) Rome was attacked by the Visigoths, led by Alaric I. and that led to the start of the fall of Rome. Before that rome was no longer the capital of the Western Roman Empire, which may have led to the attack.
    THIS ENCOURAGED THE DARK AGES.
    This encoraged the dark ages
  • 476

    Fall Of Rome

    Romulus, the last of the Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome.
    ENCORAGED DARK AGES
  • Jan 1, 717

    Muslims

    Muslims
    650CE-1300CE The Rise of Islam occurred in Europe from 650CE, and lasted for centuries. The Moorish armies attacked, plundered, and moved on. Muslims were over running the remains of the old Roman Empires, they robbed local monasteries, then went North trying to conquer all of Francis. The Muslim conquest of Cyprus, and the Muslim invasion of Sicily. In 717CE-18CE was the Conquest of Spain and the siege of Constanople.
    ENCOURAGED DARK AGES
  • Sep 28, 742

    Franks

    Franks
    The franks first began as number of germanic tribes that migrated from Nothern Europe into Gaul. This is where the france is today, and the name for france came from the Franks. The two main dynastys that ruled the Franks were the Merovingian dyansty and the carolingian dinasty.
    BOTH ENCORAGED AND DISCORAGED DARKAGES
  • Apr 2, 747

    Charlemagne BORN

    Charlemagne, also called Charles the Great (born ) Aachen, Austrasia [now in Germany]), king of the Franks of the Romans and of what was later the Holy Roman Empire.
    DISCORAGED DARK AGES
  • Sep 28, 1000

    End of Mini Ice age

    The dark ages were over and almost all kindoms in Eorupe where coming back to there former glory.
    DISCORAGED

  • First Viking Invasion

    First Viking Invasion
    The first raid was against the monastery of Lindisfarne on England's east coast.
    ENCORAGED DARK AGES

  • Charles the Hammer

    Charles Martel (Charles the Hammer) was the military leader, Duke, and Prince of the franks. He also worked as the Mayor of the palace and was the ruler of Francia from 718 till he died. He is called Charles the Hammer because he defeated the Muslim invaders even though they were outnumbered and out trained.
    DISCORAGED THE DARK AGES <a >https://themuslimissue.wordpress.com/2014/10/31/remembering-the-crusaders-charles-the-hammer-martel-the-hero-of-the-age/</a>

  • Alferd The Great

    As King of Wessex at the age of 21, Alfred (reigned 871-99) was a strongminded but highly strung battle veteran at the head of remaining resistance to the Vikings in southern England.
    DISCORAGED THE DARK AGES

  • Bonless Raids

    Bonless Raids
    794CE-873CE Ivar led the “Great Heather Army”. He was cruel and was the son of Ragnar Lodbrok. Ivar ruled over an area where Denmark and Sweden are. He had a reputation as a berserk because he fought with uncontrolled fury. He joined forces with other Vikings to attack and slaughter York- King Aelle was tortured and received the bloody eagle. Ivar tried to take over most of Britan
    ENCORAGED DARK AGES