Project Gutenberg 2020-02-29 Public domain in the USA. 495 Oman, Charles 1860 1946 Oman, Charles William Chadwick Oman, C. W. C. (Charles William Chadwick) 11013391 The Dark Ages, 476-918 Periods of European History: Period I., 476-918 Produced by Chris Curnow, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Dark Ages, 476-918" by Charles Oman is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work aims to provide a continuous narrative of European history during the formative years of the Middle Ages, covering critical events and transitions from the Fall of Rome to the early medieval period. The book sets out to fill a gap in the English historical literature by examining lesser-known aspects of this era, such as the Lombard kings and the Mohammedan invasions. The opening of the book introduces the significance of the year 476 AD, marking the transition from the Roman Empire to the rule of Odoacer, who became the first German king of Italy. Oman discusses how this event was perceived and its implications for the structure of power in Western Europe, illustrating the fragmented political landscape of the time with various tribes and their rulers. He frames Odoacer's ascendancy not just as a singular event but as part of a broader transformation in the nature of governance and identity in post-Roman Europe, foreshadowing the arrival of more formidable figures like Theodoric. This first chapter effectively establishes the context for the subsequent exploration of events that shaped the Dark Ages. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Europe -- History -- 476-1492 D Text Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages 1358372 2025-07-24T11:04:38.412606 text/html 1308678 2024-10-17T16:48:11 text/html 2067717 2025-07-24T11:04:55.583491 application/epub+zip 2063874 2025-07-24T11:04:41.373645 application/epub+zip 567922 2025-07-24T11:04:39.871557 application/epub+zip 2395385 2025-07-24T11:05:05.830454 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2303625 2025-07-24T11:04:53.797468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 809539 2022-09-27T19:33:25.924706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1145160 2025-07-24T11:04:35.831613 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1125224 2024-10-17T16:48:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16490 2025-07-24T11:05:06.021410 application/rdf+xml 7236 2025-07-24T11:04:40.073579 image/jpeg 1629 2025-07-24T11:04:39.976565 image/jpeg 1993259 2025-07-24T11:04:38.554591 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia