Medieval Europe Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
period of European history from the 5th to the late 15th-century
About Medieval Europe
The Migration Period from the 4th to the 6th century marked the end of the Western Roman Empire (while the east survived as theByzantine Empire) and the expansion of Germanic tribes across western and southern Europe. The Middle Ages saw the spread ofChristianityto every part of Europe, theIslamic Golden Agewith the Caliphates expanding to the Iberian and Balkan peninsulas and the subsequent Christiancrusadesto theHoly Landas well as theMongolian invasionfrom the east and the Black Death killing a substantial part of the European population. During this long period of time many empires and societies emerged, flourished and disappeared. The periodization varies between parts of Europe; in theNordic countriesthe Middle Ages are held to have begun around AD1000 with the establishment ofChrist
Medieval Europe Travel Guide Sections
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