THE DARK AGES clip 3- The History Channel. Premieres 3/4/07

After the fall of Rome and before the rebirth of the Renaissance, Europe survived six centuries of continental revolution characterized by famine, plague and bloodshed -- a time known as the Dark Ages. At its worst, life in the Dark Ages was miserable, brutish and — for the fortunate — short. But through the darkness shone scattered rays of light, men and women who tended the flame of progress while the world around them descended into chaos. Those points of light brought about the footprint of modern Europe both politically and culturally. The two-hour special THE DARK AGES explores the unprecedented period spanning the fall of Rome and Europe's "medieval awakening."

THE DARK AGES premieres Sunday, March 4th at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The History Channel®.

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[SubaruSama]

Man... I want to see the whole documentary.

[eplemannen]

Wrong. First of all, you're assuming that people were writing more before Christianity came along. Actually, not much was being written at all. Secondly, you're in the wrong era. During most of the Dark Ages, much of Europe was still pagan and the church wasn't as powerful as it became later.

[ossumguywill]

@eplemannen lol sure but they stopped everyone but the rich and religious officials from writing... it's like saying the man who builds a fallout shelter and nukes the world is responsible for saving humanity.

[eplemannen]

No. The church was responsible for what little writing and art there was at the time.

[ossumguywill]

@eplemannen yes, creative art and things like writing were being supressed at the time, by organizations like the christian church.

[mity15]

@SubaruSama ive got it on dvd its 2 hours long

[mity15]

People were not living long in those days the average life span was 30 to 40 years if they were lucky and ilness did not get them.

[DritonGusia]

THE MOTHER OF THE WORLD... DIE DIE DIE hahaha

[bluemeany]

Where the hell is the rest if the show!  WTF!

[Colleptic]

Exactly correct, in the west that is.