The Middle Ages weren’t a thousand years of darkness, they were an age of learning, exploration, and innovation. In this video, we debunk the myths behind the so-called “Dark Ages” and reveal how medieval people preserved ancient knowledge, invented the modern alphabet, explored the world long before Columbus, and built machines that reshaped Europe. Timestamps: 0:00 – Introduction: Why the Dark Ages myth exists 1:04 - Rugged Rosaries sponsorship 1:40 – Preserving Ancient Knowledge: Monks, manuscripts & Boethius 3:27 – The Birth of Our Alphabet: Carolingian Minuscule & literacy 4:26 – Medieval Exploration: Irish monks, Vikings & Vinland 7:40 – Machines of the Middle Ages: Mills, automata & cathedrals 12:06 – Conclusion: Why everything you know about the Dark Ages is wrong Works Cited: Adam of Bremen. History of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen. Translated by Francis J. Tschan, Columbia University Press, 1959. Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy. Translated by P.G. Walsh, Oxford University Press, 2000. Dicuil. De Mensura Orbis Terrae. Edited and translated by J.J. Tierney, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1967. Gimpel, Jean. The Medieval Machine: The Industrial Revolution of the Middle Ages. Penguin, 1976. White, Lynn Jr. Medieval Technology and Social Change. Oxford University Press, 1962.
30 August 2025
Why the Dark Ages Were Awesome, Actually
They were the Ages of Faith.
The Middle Ages weren’t a thousand years of darkness, they were an age of learning, exploration, and innovation. In this video, we debunk the myths behind the so-called “Dark Ages” and reveal how medieval people preserved ancient knowledge, invented the modern alphabet, explored the world long before Columbus, and built machines that reshaped Europe. Timestamps: 0:00 – Introduction: Why the Dark Ages myth exists 1:04 - Rugged Rosaries sponsorship 1:40 – Preserving Ancient Knowledge: Monks, manuscripts & Boethius 3:27 – The Birth of Our Alphabet: Carolingian Minuscule & literacy 4:26 – Medieval Exploration: Irish monks, Vikings & Vinland 7:40 – Machines of the Middle Ages: Mills, automata & cathedrals 12:06 – Conclusion: Why everything you know about the Dark Ages is wrong Works Cited: Adam of Bremen. History of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen. Translated by Francis J. Tschan, Columbia University Press, 1959. Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy. Translated by P.G. Walsh, Oxford University Press, 2000. Dicuil. De Mensura Orbis Terrae. Edited and translated by J.J. Tierney, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1967. Gimpel, Jean. The Medieval Machine: The Industrial Revolution of the Middle Ages. Penguin, 1976. White, Lynn Jr. Medieval Technology and Social Change. Oxford University Press, 1962.
The Middle Ages weren’t a thousand years of darkness, they were an age of learning, exploration, and innovation. In this video, we debunk the myths behind the so-called “Dark Ages” and reveal how medieval people preserved ancient knowledge, invented the modern alphabet, explored the world long before Columbus, and built machines that reshaped Europe. Timestamps: 0:00 – Introduction: Why the Dark Ages myth exists 1:04 - Rugged Rosaries sponsorship 1:40 – Preserving Ancient Knowledge: Monks, manuscripts & Boethius 3:27 – The Birth of Our Alphabet: Carolingian Minuscule & literacy 4:26 – Medieval Exploration: Irish monks, Vikings & Vinland 7:40 – Machines of the Middle Ages: Mills, automata & cathedrals 12:06 – Conclusion: Why everything you know about the Dark Ages is wrong Works Cited: Adam of Bremen. History of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen. Translated by Francis J. Tschan, Columbia University Press, 1959. Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy. Translated by P.G. Walsh, Oxford University Press, 2000. Dicuil. De Mensura Orbis Terrae. Edited and translated by J.J. Tierney, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1967. Gimpel, Jean. The Medieval Machine: The Industrial Revolution of the Middle Ages. Penguin, 1976. White, Lynn Jr. Medieval Technology and Social Change. Oxford University Press, 1962.
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