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Why The Dark Ages Weren't Really That Dark 

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The Dark Ages have been misunderstood. History has identified the period following the fall of the Roman Empire as a descent into barbarism - a terrible time when civilization stopped.
Waldemar Januszczak disagrees. In this four-part series, he argues that the Dark Ages were a time of great artistic achievement, with new ideas and religions provoking new artistic adventures. He embarks on a fascinating trip across Europe, Africa, and Asia visits the world's most famous collections, and discovers hidden artistic gems, all to prove that the Dark Ages were actually an 'Age of Light'.
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@r3conwoo
@r3conwoo Год назад
I love these 4 hour long videos that I can play in the background while doing other things whilst only paying attention just enough to be misinformed.
@songofseikilos8659
@songofseikilos8659 Год назад
ha ha ha right!😀
@lisaf.2636
@lisaf.2636 Год назад
Same
@roguechocolateer8235
@roguechocolateer8235 Год назад
I sleep listening to shows like this, and they form my dreams. Once I fell asleep listening to WWII shows and dreamed that I was on Sound of Music hills with Adolph Hitler
@lindac6919
@lindac6919 Год назад
I've wrongly learned so many subjects while doing housework. I can tell you all kinds od stuff about the Plantagenets and the Tudors...but I'll get all their names wrong!
@lindac6919
@lindac6919 Год назад
@@roguechocolateer8235 Now that sounds like a dream worth having!
@EloTheCurious
@EloTheCurious 3 месяца назад
These videos often get funneled into my auto play while I’m sleeping. I wonder what kind of history are coloring my dreams! I’ll have to go back and watch them again. ✨
@jaimemburu5892
@jaimemburu5892 Месяц назад
Exactly the same
@rubenskiii
@rubenskiii 8 месяцев назад
Having seen Hagia Sophia myself i can attest to how breathtakingly impressive architecture in those "dark ages" can be.
@captnwinkle
@captnwinkle 4 месяца назад
Too bad it has been defiled by Erdrogan
@RomaEternaVictrix
@RomaEternaVictrix 5 дней назад
Built with roman engineering. Hagia Sophia, tecnically, is not medieval
@kalapagadis
@kalapagadis 3 дня назад
Dark age = golden age islam
@JJ17133
@JJ17133 Год назад
Honestly love how the guy is so knowledgeable about many topics but lays them out in such a casual way that seems almost comedic. Very interesting on scene camera work. Truly a masterpiece of a video 10/10
@ami2evil
@ami2evil Год назад
It's a script...
@alfalfafalafelmafia
@alfalfafalafelmafia Год назад
He stresses his English accent to an annoying level.
@LesFriedman2045
@LesFriedman2045 Год назад
I did talks and classes on illuminations on this very thing in 1994 in the Scranton Public library over two months I Also touched on Islam too because they were far and away much more advance than the West in Medicine and Astronomy .
@Kenpachiii_Bankai
@Kenpachiii_Bankai Год назад
He isn’t. He is trying to rewrite history. Or Dem boys are. I never seen a Christian church use Monagos. Such bul**hit. People eat this up like crappy English breakfast.
@fidmid
@fidmid Год назад
@@ami2evil Yeah, you can still fuck up a script tho, when you have low budget writers. Looking at u Disney
@Witchofthewoods.
@Witchofthewoods. 7 месяцев назад
If every history teacher was like this guy, there would be a world of history buffs. He's perfect, funny at the right time, and the best storyteller.
@trininl2196
@trininl2196 7 месяцев назад
I was thinking the same thing
@citytrees1752
@citytrees1752 7 месяцев назад
He is giving opinions as if they are fact. He is a terrible teacher.
@francisombao2548
@francisombao2548 3 месяца назад
o​@@citytrees1752i😢ii8i😢😮😢i89o
@kjspann
@kjspann 9 дней назад
fuhr REEL! Couldn't handle his class while trippin' balls tho! I would straight LOSE it! hahahahaha
@Menapho
@Menapho 5 дней назад
@@citytrees1752he doesn’t give his opinion as fact. He’s simply assertive in his opinions. And he tells us what he thinks. Damn what anyone else says. He is a very good storyteller. He is not trying to be a teacher.
@brianclingenpeel5123
@brianclingenpeel5123 Год назад
Why does RU-vid think I want to watch this OVER AND OVER again. If I got a dime for every time this played on auto play I'd be rich
@bettyjane6684
@bettyjane6684 Месяц назад
I agree. The same thing happens to me. It doesn’t even allow you to choose. Do not recommend this channel. I’m not sure how to block either.
@JenSell1626
@JenSell1626 Месяц назад
@@bettyjane6684thats the joke 😂
@user-mx9rx1ci2o
@user-mx9rx1ci2o Месяц назад
Amen! I do not need to see videos I have already seen though come up again & again. But trying to find one I had to pause & leave for later is quite difficult!
@brianclingenpeel5123
@brianclingenpeel5123 Месяц назад
@@user-mx9rx1ci2o yeah, it's like RU-vid hasn't tried to upgrade their algorithm in a decade lol
@nipples1233
@nipples1233 Месяц назад
Its ww² in color for that repeats every night
@aceknuff1411
@aceknuff1411 10 месяцев назад
I always wake up to these type of video no mater what I watch
@jferina77
@jferina77 Год назад
This was fascinating! Thank you to everyone who was a part of this docu-series. Your efforts were immense and are much appreciated! I'm continually amazed by how much there is to learn about things we didn't know we needed to know.
@andreacossu84
@andreacossu84 10 месяцев назад
Z. §. §Z.
@robertafierro5592
@robertafierro5592 Год назад
Eye Candy! Eye LOVE it!! A little of this a little of that. That being those dee-licious hues of blue..those Bee-utiful underwater scuba diving docus! I was in Mexico in '69, I was very young, bit I will never forget the Pacific Ocean. I'm a Pisces and I just took in all those shades of blue..it was a visual.turning point in my life. I was 9 years old! Most of my artwork and prints always end up with the color Blue as one of the focal points..Ultramrine Blue and Teal are my fave blues..
@TheHollowClown
@TheHollowClown Год назад
This was phenomenal. The passion and excitement oozing out of every sentence is contagious.
@robinpatrick9787
@robinpatrick9787 Год назад
It is pure foolery 😂
@galielgwangkellykwon
@galielgwangkellykwon 10 месяцев назад
Is it? Is it really, hollow clown? Is your heart bursting with emotion and passion from an art history of a time when kakeeshoshos were killed?
@galielgwangkellykwon
@galielgwangkellykwon 10 месяцев назад
Has the depth and dense substance of the art and history of Adami burst your hollow clowness, of feesha weesha of a triplet? Are you tears springing forth fake tears, infected with the covet of things that non ASPD's have and enjoy? Oh, beesha, feesha of a triplet, are you singing praises in the rain of the overwhelming glory of human emotion and flying through the ether with the power and love of the powers that be? I hate kakeeshoshos. Tell me you're not a kakeeshosho.
@robinpatrick9787
@robinpatrick9787 10 месяцев назад
🤡@@galielgwangkellykwon
@robinpatrick9787
@robinpatrick9787 10 месяцев назад
🤡@@galielgwangkellykwon
@Wednesday.the.Wook.
@Wednesday.the.Wook. 2 месяца назад
This guy is like Nigel Thornberry’s brother who does history shows instead of wild life ones
@LEE444S
@LEE444S 8 месяцев назад
Sir. You have sparked off, a thought.... An inspired feeling I might say. Thank you Not only insightful, informative and entertaining. But your tongue and cheek humor is certainly a breath off fresh air. Congratulations on an award winning documentary in my opinion. 💞
@LEE444S
@LEE444S 8 месяцев назад
And all off what you present, draw my attention toward something that is/was very dear to my heart. Although I'm saddened to the point of removed a talisman from my body, that used to simbolize my gratitude to Life. I find myself thinking off the many complexed aspects of Life and my existence especially the core of it. Just thought I would like to congratulate you on inspiring such thoughts....
@lifesgood9528
@lifesgood9528 Год назад
These videos are really good & I think the subtle tongue in cheek comments makes it even better. Content is awesome and presentation is perfect. The English accent is my fave to listen to for these types of videos. Well done and keep going!!!! Love ur work 💕
@jeff__w
@jeff__w Год назад
Originally broadcast as _The Dark Ages: An Age of Light_ (2012) S1 E1 • The Clash of the Gods Nov 27, 2012 S1 E2 • What the Barbarians Did for Us 59:35 Dec 4, 2012 S1 E3 • The Wonder of Islam 1:59:01 Dec 11, 2012 S1 E4 • The Men of the North 2:58:15 Dec 18, 2012
@gypsydonovan
@gypsydonovan Год назад
I knew I'd seen this before. Thanks.
@d.c.8828
@d.c.8828 Год назад
You legend, you!
@johnmathewdelacalzada6947
@johnmathewdelacalzada6947 Год назад
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@johnmathewdelacalzada6947
@johnmathewdelacalzada6947 Год назад
Bk
@justaroot4315
@justaroot4315 Год назад
​@@johnmathewdelacalzada6947 да...MK
@reaganpratt2474
@reaganpratt2474 Год назад
The Islamic rock crystal art is amazing. Just a couple millimeters thick? The INSANE amount of talent to be able to do that is incredible, but to also be able to carve such beautiful images is truly astonishing. I took art history in college and HATED IT. If Waldemar had been my teacher, I'm sure that wouldn't be the case. I've learned more & seen more beautiful art in these docs than I ever did in school; unsurprising since American art history classes only focus on a very few popular artists & call it a day 🙄. Could watch Waldemar's videos for hours & never get bored. He is so knowledgeable & presents in such an entertaining way. ❤️
@jimr9499
@jimr9499 Год назад
I commented the same sentiment on one of these episodes not long ago. I *LOVE* history, but art history...? Meh 😕 lol. This series however really nails it and presents it in a way that makes it endless fascinating.
@MythicTales993
@MythicTales993 2 месяца назад
What an eye-opening video! Kudos to the creators for shedding light on this misunderstood period of history!
@allisonbanno1546
@allisonbanno1546 Год назад
This guy's enthusiasm just draws you in. Great series
@ami2evil
@ami2evil Год назад
He's beyond annoying...
@justanothergoogler6436
@justanothergoogler6436 Год назад
He's the best!
@steve8450
@steve8450 Год назад
his enthusiasm for cock. who wears a ring like that?
@valley5617
@valley5617 Год назад
Like an artsy Steve Irwin - crikey!
@kamakaziozzie3038
@kamakaziozzie3038 6 месяцев назад
annoying to a point I can’t look away
@ChronicleMedieval
@ChronicleMedieval 2 года назад
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@robertafierro5592
@robertafierro5592 Год назад
A common thing, back then was the fact that many Patrons helped out financially behind the scenes and many of them, insisted on the artist rendering their wive's or sons or daughters portraits on the ads of some of the figures depicted in the scenes. And, another detail I know, because I'm an artist, is that not every painter is good at portraits. Lots of people don't realize that. Plus, the artists often weren't paid properly or in a timely manner. A creative person can often be distracted by behind the scene quibbling..ruining the experience and quality of the finished piece.
@theCosmicQueen
@theCosmicQueen Год назад
"ads"? lol. an ad is an advertisement. anyone painting Jesus or apostles had never seen them and there were no photos. They just imagined them, with a very few exceptions of those who went on a written description.
@kellmac
@kellmac Год назад
@robertafierro5592 - And many did the same face - whether their own or someone else's. So many old paintings where everyone in one painting (men, women and children) had the same face.
@robertafierro5592
@robertafierro5592 Год назад
@@kellmac you know what? You're right on target! I never thought about that before! It's a style that they painted back then.
@robertafierro5592
@robertafierro5592 Год назад
@@kellmac Kell, you're right. There was a certain style that was incorporated in ALL the art we see here. I never particularly liked these faces, but I respect the Art, none the less. The fact that these pieces of Art have survived Wars and Famines and Natural.Disasters is what makes them so special and PRICELESS!
@troydodson9641
@troydodson9641 Год назад
The man says it himself. It would take an extensive amount of time to tell everything about all these great peoples and their history, so I don't mind the simplified version of where the Vandals ended up and some other things. That isn't what this presentation is here for. It's here to shed light on the underrepresented time of the 'Dark Ages'. Art, architecture, culture, deep thought. The on sight locations are a marvel, made to humble and inspire awe. I plan on learning what I can about the time period. I usually focus heavily on Belisarius, Charlemagne, rise of Islam that I push aside the Goths, Huns, Gepids, etc. I also focus on military, which isn't fair when there are achievements as grand as those presented here. I might sound like a suck up or fan boy right now, so I'll just end it with thanks. At some point before I'm dead, I have to visit these places.
@OkOk-sx7tx
@OkOk-sx7tx 11 месяцев назад
As soon he said islam light up the dark ages i quit the video. Because we all know they enslaved african, while it was a golden in age in africa it was horrible outside Africa.
@troydodson9641
@troydodson9641 11 месяцев назад
@OkOk-sx7tx Well, what I was trying to say was Dark Ages wasn't just doom and gloom. The video is a spotlight on arts and period perspective on the world around them in their day.
@samuelspiel8855
@samuelspiel8855 11 месяцев назад
I think the dark ages were not as bad as commonly thought, because the brutal Roman task masters had been beaten and the new German rulers were a bit more relaxed.
@OkOk-sx7tx
@OkOk-sx7tx 11 месяцев назад
@@troydodson9641 Islamic nations could only thrive by stealing the legacy from the Egyptian knowledge (African knowledge) and then controlling whole North Africa and its resources. During the Islamic conquest of Africa some Arabic military leaders decide to destroy some artifacts or any Egyptian stuff that oppose their pagan religion in disguise of Abrahamic religion. There is nothing but destruction from that religion and they will pretend to be your friends right before invading your continent. Just look up how the prophet Muhammed sent his people from Mecca to Ethiopia from “prosecution” by the “polytheist”. Anyways, right after the prophet Muhammed sent some of his people to Ethiopia the Islamic conquest happened.
@troydodson9641
@troydodson9641 11 месяцев назад
@samuelspiel8855 Clergy and governors might disagree. The beginnings were brutal, and it wasn't the world we live in by any means. Franks and Vandals had laws on the holdings of slaves that weren't charitable. Punishment could be very harsh. And while there will always be a divide in wealth, it seems in the early middle ages, it was more pronounced. Not much in-between or ways to wiggle out of your lot in life.
@Speedball69
@Speedball69 Год назад
My favorite part is when he stopped n walked around the black kitty instead of making it go out the way or re-record at 1:08:00
@reaganpratt2474
@reaganpratt2474 Год назад
And it followed him ❤️ so cute
@nicholamalpas1931
@nicholamalpas1931 Год назад
@@reaganpratt2474 Trust a cat to photobomb a scene! Mine would! 😆
@rumpleforeskin5064
@rumpleforeskin5064 7 месяцев назад
Word , i read comment n jumped forward to your timestamp and yeah , i can appreciate that.
@rumpleforeskin5064
@rumpleforeskin5064 7 месяцев назад
N the wolf howling shortly After is a neat contrast right.
@djquinn11
@djquinn11 3 месяца назад
@@rumpleforeskin5064: That was no wolf!
@benhahn8065
@benhahn8065 Год назад
This has been wonderful and amazing. I am 3 hours in, and I'm starting to worry that it's going to end soon. I Love it.
@WandaCasamento59
@WandaCasamento59 Год назад
I watch this man talk about Titan and Oh My Goodness, his emphasis and eplanations are so interesting As I'm watching this I'm in awe and marvel at all he's telling me and I wish I could meet him sit and just sit and talk. But, I would be listening for hours if he chose to talk, and I've been told that I'm quite loquacious. Thank you sir Thank you for your time & ,your immense wealth of knowledge that you share with us. My brian appreciates the work out and eyes love the marble and stone work as well as the drawings & paintings.and I'm so thankful for the memory of this presentation. I really enjoy watching Waldemar Januszczak -He,himself is a True Masterpiece .
@dalestaley5637
@dalestaley5637 9 месяцев назад
An incredible amount of work went into undoing this. I applaud your tenacity. Well done, just brilliant!
@gailhandschuh1138
@gailhandschuh1138 4 месяца назад
I love that he is both historian and ART historian. His understanding of religious history and the various religions makes it all gel together and connects all the dots for us less technically educated. Walmart is a big man yet he walks while educating all of us.
@phillipsplanet
@phillipsplanet Год назад
These guys put a lot of time into this. I'm blown away, its so good!
@Kid_Ikaris
@Kid_Ikaris Год назад
29:10 the random cat fearing no God walking freely amongst the ruins
@etsprout
@etsprout 3 месяца назад
Omg I would have never noticed! 😮
@djquinn11
@djquinn11 3 месяца назад
@@etsprout: That’s the spirit of the dead caretaker.
@lakshmangunasekara9401
@lakshmangunasekara9401 Год назад
Many thanks for the upload and for the creativity of the documentaries themselves.
@mwelborn97
@mwelborn97 3 месяца назад
A true masterpiece of a television series. Thank you for providing this for us.
@davidsan9654
@davidsan9654 2 года назад
2:09:16 I love how he just sets up shop and starts recording while people are trying to pray
@catchaser52
@catchaser52 2 года назад
I am amazed when there are no people around. It takes a lot of "friends" to make that happen.
@reginalewilliams4472
@reginalewilliams4472 2 года назад
No commotion has ever taken prayer from inside of the truly praying. It's not about trying, it just is.
@benwil6048
@benwil6048 Год назад
Tbh u can try to pray as much as you like, the result will always be the same so.. no foul.
@sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401
@sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401 Год назад
I'm quite sure he had permission to be there, and those people were very willing to be filmed. Islam and Christianity both understand exposure very well.
@reaganpratt2474
@reaganpratt2474 Год назад
It definitely doesn't look great, I'm sure he could have filmed after hours (if that's how that place works, I'm atheist so idk how that works, tbh) but he was whispering & I doubt the people there didn't know he was there since it was him & an entire camera crew. If they needed/wanted complete silence, I would hope they had that option before he began shooting.
@scarlett1854
@scarlett1854 Год назад
This is amazing! I even minored in art history, and I never knew that “happy Jesus” existed first…and I love the fact that the early artists depicted him with a wand!
@prissells
@prissells Год назад
htfjyykd
@Immopimmo
@Immopimmo Год назад
He was the original "boy who lived"
@scarlett1854
@scarlett1854 Год назад
@@Immopimmo hahaha, you’re right!
@thishandleistacken
@thishandleistacken Год назад
Most of the stuff in this documentary is half-truth or myth like the thing about the drawing the fish or the feminine Jesus being to appeal to women. Look into more academic documentaries than this... it's interesting but I'm only watching because I study so much of this stuff I like seeing how these popular documentaries do things and whether they do them well. This one isn't the worst but it is full of many many misleading quasi-truths.
@user-fu4ug7qb9r
@user-fu4ug7qb9r Год назад
Happy Jesus did NOT exist first. Almost all of the early Christians were Jewish and would have been against images in the synagogues so no pictures of happy or sad Jesus. Romans did not have the 4000 year history of waiting for the Messiah, who had two missions, the first one was to free not just his Jewish brethren, but all of us from sin, the second was to end Satan's rule over the kingdoms of the world. When the Faith spread to Rome it got mixed with their ideas and the depictions of their religion. The Romans were not at all shy about painting and sculpting divinities and at some level, Jesus, for many, was just another god. They did not have the Old Testament Genesis account of the fall and did not see as deeply as the Jewish Christians their need of the suffering, sacrificing Jesus
@maureencrawford2275
@maureencrawford2275 Год назад
Watching the making of the cloisonné king brooch was utterly mesmerizing!
@nohighwaycowboy
@nohighwaycowboy Год назад
someone get this man a folding table! (excellent excellent documentary)
@SecretSquirrelFun
@SecretSquirrelFun 2 года назад
“A rich Christian family WERE buried here...”. But we got rid of all of those old dusty bones and junk and then we opened up the catacombs for paying tourists, local and foreign camera crews, movie producers etc. but it’s all very cultural, very respectful. I don’t know what happened to all of the bones, I just work here - that’ll be 50 bucks thanks.
@mistaman4638
@mistaman4638 2 года назад
That's religion... Just Do what your told , Give a offering an dont ask questions..
@giuseppelogiurato5718
@giuseppelogiurato5718 2 года назад
That's archaeology... "You've rested in peace long enough; and, now that you're done with that part of being dead, we have some important questions for you, and we'll extract the answers from your teeth, if we have to."
@reginalewilliams4472
@reginalewilliams4472 2 года назад
That sums up what we call people.
@benwil6048
@benwil6048 Год назад
Respect for calcium? Ok…? I’m sure the calcium is very offended for having been moved
@giuseppelogiurato5718
@giuseppelogiurato5718 Год назад
@@benwil6048 Why not have respect for calcium? Respect for all the elements, I say. The disturbance of people's graves/remains may not harm the dead, but it is a contentious issue for the majority of the living; yourself excluded, I assume. edit: (Excluded from "the majority", not "the living", lol) 👍
@sandrafisher4720
@sandrafisher4720 Год назад
Just love all your docos..informative beautiful places you take us..explained everything so well..thank you.
@jeastwood2737
@jeastwood2737 Год назад
That river is much lower than it once was... That's clear to see ... wow
@NocturnalButterfly
@NocturnalButterfly 10 месяцев назад
Up early and enjoying this immensely! So much history and beauty 😍 Thank you so very much for sharing❣️💋💖🦋
@larrysorenson4789
@larrysorenson4789 Год назад
If you went to a jeweler today and asked him to add tiny gold balls to a band he would use pressurized butane and a torch with a tiny blue flame. How did ancient jewelers heat these little dots and successfully weld them together?
@aliencat8556
@aliencat8556 2 года назад
It wasn't Constantine who decided to divide the Roman empire. It was divided before him then he rejoined it
@rosemadder5547
@rosemadder5547 2 года назад
So who was it that actually divided it?
@aliencat8556
@aliencat8556 2 года назад
@@rosemadder5547 Diocletian. Constantine brought it back together then split it. Pardon the use of split, Diocletian's retirement palace is in split. The wording used in the video implies Constantine was the first to do it. That is false.
@reginalewilliams4472
@reginalewilliams4472 2 года назад
I didn't know Constantine, I knew his mother though.
@reaganpratt2474
@reaganpratt2474 Год назад
I thought the Roman empire split, the western empire fell & Constantine ruled the eastern Roman empire in Byzantium, which became Constantinople or vice versa. 🤔 I could be wrong, I'm certainly not an authority on the subject.
@brendancrd
@brendancrd 6 месяцев назад
Waldemar thank you for your wonderful work and documentation. We really have misunderstood the term “barbarian” and misled the artistic expression of this cultures is truly astounding and beautiful. Not uncivilised but very dynamic and intelligent communities. Barbarism was basically anyone who wasn’t Roman or British. I thoroughly enjoyed and learned a lot about the history around this period of the dark ages. And how the dark ages were not dark times as much as we have been lead to believe. It was a time of change and development times of learning from each other’s strengths and abilities especially when it came to architectural design and buildings getting water for their homes and gardens The arts and crafts of these communities is astonishing and shows how similar we really are to each other - we need to look at how much we share in our cultural diversity not the differences; we share a design enlightenment exploration very similar to each other’s cultures. Educated and complex people’s misunderstood for centuries. 😊📚 read more books about our culture and history. Learn from our ancestry.
@danhartigan9529
@danhartigan9529 10 месяцев назад
Love this i have it on my Playlist really history is so vast but each slit we out in fills the gaps slowly 😊
@JulieCaptivatedinFl
@JulieCaptivatedinFl 8 месяцев назад
Waldemar does the best docs. Loved his ones on paintings.
@voraciousreader3341
@voraciousreader3341 Год назад
Every time this video was recommended to me, I would see it out of the corner of my eye and think the thumbnail drawing was of Barry Gibb!!
@bigbensarrowheadchannel2739
The fact the Huns received 2500 lbs. of gold annually from Rome is absolutely fantastic. That is phenomenal. They have my respect. Now I want to know more about them. That blows my mind.
@deborahborlase7100
@deborahborlase7100 4 месяца назад
This was absolutely BRILLIANT!!! I love history, but his enthusiasm makes me love it even more!!!!!!
@lnbjr7
@lnbjr7 Год назад
This series is one of my Favorate series on “Dark Ages” art! Regardless of the culture or religious propensities this series presents the best of each culture created during the “Dark Ages…
@mychaelleesly
@mychaelleesly Год назад
@shaundajohn2647 they are actually presenting the data found over time... if it does not fit your preconceived ideas, then don't pull the "interjecting" their own personal believes card.
@kathrynmccarthy
@kathrynmccarthy Год назад
Really enjoying watching this history. I'm getting so many new insights.
@yoohoo909
@yoohoo909 6 месяцев назад
Endlessly wonderful and fascinating. Am reminded of the Michael Woods Documentaries on Ancient Civilizations. How critically important Human cultures from around the world are to science, invention and engineering and how ingenious they were using math to make complex structures and measuring devices, No electronic calculators, no AI, pure math.
@toniomalley5661
@toniomalley5661 Год назад
I would so love to spend time with Shaun and learn from him what a talented man
@eric7922
@eric7922 Год назад
Passionate host, great detail, great pacing, super interesting, very objective.
@jadeh2699
@jadeh2699 Год назад
Charlemagne's chapel reminds me of Mardi Gras! I had to smile at the contrast between a chapel and the reputation Mardi Gras has now. Enjoying this long video! It maps out the progression of history, pulling together the otherwise disjointed information received as a kid in school. Especially love the "art does not lie" perspective.
@randyjordan1241
@randyjordan1241 Год назад
😊😊😊
@XxXenosxX
@XxXenosxX Месяц назад
Always love these videos, they are so nice to sit down and listen to in the background
@maya8302
@maya8302 Год назад
There should be a drinking game where every time Waldemar Januszczak lays the map on the ground and crouches down to show us we drink.
@stephenfoster4271
@stephenfoster4271 Год назад
Drink everytime he points to something. That shit is tripping me out! He points to wrong stuff but says the right things. What is he doing!? F it. Drink!
@commonsense571
@commonsense571 Год назад
@@stephenfoster4271😂😂😂
@jrmckim
@jrmckim 10 месяцев назад
Ive always been fascinated by the dark ages. So I know I'm going to love this. ❤
@baddie1shoe
@baddie1shoe 2 года назад
Interesting-much of video is watching you walk places. I think that added effect.
@EpochEnigmaChannel
@EpochEnigmaChannel 4 месяца назад
Absolutely captivating! Kudos to the team for blending humor, knowledge, and impeccable presentation. Can't wait for more!
@brelitavoga8431
@brelitavoga8431 11 месяцев назад
What an amazing documental. One of the best i´ve watched. Congrats and thanks.
@NH_RSA__
@NH_RSA__ Год назад
Interesting to see Barry Gibb in the dark ages.
@infomercialwars
@infomercialwars 11 месяцев назад
The museum he frequents in this the Cleveland Art Museum is really amazing I visit it every time I'm in Cleveland. It's free to get in so if anyone is ever there definitely check it out
@stormwalker321
@stormwalker321 10 месяцев назад
It's hard to resist these films by Waldemar......he's irresistable!
@kimberlypatton9634
@kimberlypatton9634 Год назад
Waldemar is wonderful in every single video!
@panrick
@panrick Год назад
12:57 Aren't those 3 guys Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego? the characters from the Bible that were thrown into a furnace by the King of Babylon for not bowing to the Kings image. .......Side note: that exact painting was literally used as an album cover for an EP the Beastie Boys released in the 90s or late 80s. It's called "An Exciting Evening at Home with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego" in case you feel like looking it up.
@reaganpratt2474
@reaganpratt2474 Год назад
Yes, I believe in one of the Kings books, Nebuchadnezzar II built a statue (idol) of himself & told everyone to kneel. When Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego refused to kneel, they were thrown into fire. I'm not 100% sure about the statue, maybe he just told everyone to kneel to him. I don't remember those specifics, but you are def thinking of the correct story/people.
@andrealfarrow6726
@andrealfarrow6726 Год назад
@@reaganpratt2474 The Book of Daniel.
@blazingstar9638
@blazingstar9638 5 месяцев назад
That’s neat
@rinadror
@rinadror Год назад
You led us a fascinating and comprehensive journey through art, architecture and faith between religions and their influence on nations during the Middle Age. Thank you
@stanlee2200
@stanlee2200 Год назад
do you worship bacon?
@robynsmith4164
@robynsmith4164 Год назад
@@stanlee2200 - Wow, how are you making comments?! I thought you died a few years back!!! 😱
@heididepotter8136
@heididepotter8136 Год назад
This is an amasing lesson of history. Fasinating emouving. Grate work!!!!
@kyliekaczmarek7566
@kyliekaczmarek7566 Год назад
Thank you for the video I enjoyed watching as always!!!
@thaismarin00
@thaismarin00 Год назад
absolutely wonderful. so interesting and insightful. will make me look at the time period very differently. Very knowledgeable host, will look forward to see more of his work!
@frauleinhohenzollern8442
@frauleinhohenzollern8442 Год назад
I'm still amazed at the types of castles Europeans built with no modern tech. It's amazing.
@Silirion
@Silirion 2 месяца назад
Hard, time-consuming work. Indeed amazing!
@archeosapiens5862
@archeosapiens5862 2 месяца назад
In their time it was modern way of buliding.
@One.DeSanctis.
@One.DeSanctis. 5 дней назад
Sadly, you neglect to give credit to the ancient aliens that helped their construction endeavors
@The_Crow-
@The_Crow- 13 дней назад
Just found you channel, all I can say is that you are so good at teaching history. Thank you
@ademkollari8992
@ademkollari8992 Месяц назад
Amazing story telling, production, enjoyed thoroughly all 4 hours of it.
@VisualAssault2011
@VisualAssault2011 Год назад
Narrator says people get so much wrong about the Vikings, then proceeds to say they stayed in the north.... WOW!
@snarflcat6187
@snarflcat6187 Год назад
“I’m going to call it the Dark Ages…” Immediately starts showing Renaissance Art and Renaissance Architecture.
@sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401
@sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401 Год назад
It was a facetious remark.....that is why it was not the "Dark" Ages, it was early Renaissance.
@mumblesbadly7708
@mumblesbadly7708 Год назад
@@sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401 The Renaissance was AFTER the Dark Ages. At least, as far as European history goes.
@silkoakranchpitchforkranch1205
There is a lot of him rewriting history 😂 but he is entertaining
@lettuceman9439
@lettuceman9439 5 месяцев назад
Not really since the Renaissance is often confused with the Early Renaissance of the Byzantine Empire and the Italian City-states. Remember the Renaissance kicked in full force after the Fall of Constantinople due to the fact Byzantine Empire had their Second Golden Age cut short.@@mumblesbadly7708
@gintaras58
@gintaras58 4 месяца назад
A narrator Is simply a genius-- thank you so much
@geneeybelman5482
@geneeybelman5482 Год назад
excellent and informative - the narrator should have a regular show.
@Witchofthewoods.
@Witchofthewoods. 7 месяцев назад
The poet Felix...those poems survived and helped to preserve the history of the Vandals. So very fascinating!! 😮
@chris.asi_romeo
@chris.asi_romeo Год назад
Love watching documentaries like this.
@dennissato320
@dennissato320 9 месяцев назад
You need to produce subtitles and audio for other languages! Incredible work!
@mandangalo18
@mandangalo18 Год назад
This is very interesting art history! Well presented!
@Tiffany-dn1vz
@Tiffany-dn1vz Год назад
It's so hard to believe how raw and excellent the art was back then. I wish I could go back for day and marvel at all the true talent.
@maxi-me
@maxi-me Год назад
I like how you used a Renaissance painting of Barry Gibbs for screen shot.
@highwaystar4518
@highwaystar4518 Месяц назад
I got this one outfit of one of Charlemagne’s paladins, always fun to pull it out when me and my friends play sword fighting.
@ididntagree
@ididntagree 3 месяца назад
I was born of immigrants from Chile and Mexico, but having been born in California consider myself to be a proud American first and foremost. And i appreciate all the men and women that gave their lives to make this country what it is.
@carolforrest9218
@carolforrest9218 Месяц назад
🙋‍♀️🇺🇸❣️
@55robinwood
@55robinwood 13 дней назад
We are fortunate indeed
@jasonclark9662
@jasonclark9662 Год назад
Having grown up in the States I had no idea. Being of Welsh hertage brought me here.Thank you for your insight and facts that My country feels doesn't need to be taught in schools.
@indiatastic
@indiatastic Год назад
Our library system is amazing though. Sometimes you have to teach yourself.
@marybeal3982
@marybeal3982 Год назад
Go to college and study it. :)
@hiddenhorizons68
@hiddenhorizons68 3 месяца назад
Entertaining and informative video with captivating storytelling and impressive camera work. Perfect blend of humor and knowledge. Excellent production!
@MyPhobo
@MyPhobo Год назад
Guy: "the Huns loved their horses" Horse: *nods*
@aiquant1828
@aiquant1828 Год назад
Regardless of the culture or religious propensities this series presents the best of each
@FutureMythology
@FutureMythology 7 месяцев назад
This was absolutely captivating! A big thank you to everyone involved in this docu-series. Your hard work truly shines, and it doesn't go unnoticed. It's astonishing how much there is to discover about topics we weren't even aware we should explore
@user-id9uz8jm7q
@user-id9uz8jm7q 7 месяцев назад
informative and entertaining. This was phenomenal.
@sebastienloyer9471
@sebastienloyer9471 Год назад
They had the best human/feeding bird cages ever. Hanging from the tree's.
@michellel564
@michellel564 Год назад
Love your pinky ring fella. You have got to have the best job in the world! Just get to go explore history and touch it !! Just Wow
@andymetternich3428
@andymetternich3428 9 месяцев назад
1:25:19 in German "wandeln". Another term for "wandern", in English, wandeln would be walking/moving about and wandern would be wandering.
@dibzydaddy
@dibzydaddy 6 месяцев назад
Nicely narrated and very educating!
@biaotoch
@biaotoch Год назад
i just love your channel.
@tommygun4788
@tommygun4788 Год назад
If you're near the region, the Cleveland Museum of Art is worth the trip. Its laid out very well, and takes you on a journey from early paleolithic all the way up to including modern art through its many galleries. Its a history museum more than anything, taking you on a tour through time.
@Mugdorna
@Mugdorna Год назад
Excellent suggestion. I shall be visiting Cleveland this summer so that's on the list
@robynsmith4164
@robynsmith4164 Год назад
Cleveland, Ohio?
@tommygun4788
@tommygun4788 Год назад
@@robynsmith4164 yes
@deborahbarry8458
@deborahbarry8458 7 месяцев назад
I have friends in Cleveland. Now I have a great reason for visiting them!
@thinkinsidetheboxsquarecir3303
I woke up to this playing... interesting! I think we're still living in the dark ages!🤯
@Goldenmarshall
@Goldenmarshall 8 месяцев назад
Its even darker in our time they had it much better❤
@caroleappling2007
@caroleappling2007 8 месяцев назад
Floki, built and great ship, for Ragnar.😊
@bengranby6506
@bengranby6506 Год назад
This is a great run-through on the evolution of Christian art. Easily most people have no clue and still worship a European man. Even more interesting, I didnt know before, was the effeminite depictions of Christ early on. That would drive many fundamentalists crazy in my country. One small error: Contantine did not convert Rome, only himself. Even then, when he died his monuments were still adorned by Apollo and other classical Gods, so it may be easy to say that he used religion as a popular political tool (mostly underclass people were the first to convert). Instead, it was Emperor Theodosius, over 50 years later that issued the decree of proclaiming Christian conversion of the empire with an edict in 380 C.E.
@superchica8091
@superchica8091 Месяц назад
It´s a real interesting video, thanks for sharing it...
@kinseydawn2920
@kinseydawn2920 Месяц назад
Why do I keep waking up to these videos?
@18Bees
@18Bees 2 года назад
Wow tnx for posting a mega long Dark Ages show!
@chillallthekildren
@chillallthekildren 2 года назад
I turned this b**ch on before I go to sleep
@sailormoon2937
@sailormoon2937 2 года назад
30:07 osmosis
@TheJackGonzo
@TheJackGonzo Год назад
skillful craft and delivery of the dialogue about the horseshoe arches--nice work!
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