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bill_mchale · 03-11-2010, 05:12 PM

Well the Middle ages had several phases. The 11th plus century is to me the High Middle Ages. But many of the basic features that we think of as being Medieval are falling into place well before then.

I think though, you can very much argue though that outside of the regions of Iberia, France and Germany, that other countries did not really enter the middle ages until later. Certainly England underwent a dramatic transition following the Norman Conquest, and Scandanavia even more dramatic as it became Christianized.

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Bill

03-11-2010, 05:12 PM	#19
bill_mchale Wizard Posts: 1,451 Karma: 1550000 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Maryland, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch, HPC Evo 4G LTE	Well the Middle ages had several phases. The 11th plus century is to me the High Middle Ages. But many of the basic features that we think of as being Medieval are falling into place well before then. I think though, you can very much argue though that outside of the regions of Iberia, France and Germany, that other countries did not really enter the middle ages until later. Certainly England underwent a dramatic transition following the Norman Conquest, and Scandanavia even more dramatic as it became Christianized. -- Bill