Why The Dark Ages Were Not Really That Dark | Age Of Light Full Series | Chronicle

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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 ปีที่แล้ว +1703

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      ha ha ha right!😀

    • @lisaf.2636
      @lisaf.2636 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Same

    • @roguechocolateer8235
      @roguechocolateer8235 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@roguechocolateer8235 Now that sounds like a dream worth having!

  • @Witchofthewoods.
    @Witchofthewoods. 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    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 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was thinking the same thing

    • @citytrees1752
      @citytrees1752 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He is giving opinions as if they are fact. He is a terrible teacher.

    • @francisombao2548
      @francisombao2548 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      o​@@citytrees1752i😢ii8i😢😮😢i89o

  • @frauleinhohenzollern8442
    @frauleinhohenzollern8442 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I'm still amazed at the types of castles Europeans built with no modern tech. It's amazing.

  • @EloTheCurious
    @EloTheCurious 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    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. ✨

  • @SecretSquirrelFun
    @SecretSquirrelFun ปีที่แล้ว +36

    “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 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's religion... Just Do what your told , Give a offering an dont ask questions..

    • @giuseppelogiurato5718
      @giuseppelogiurato5718 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      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 ปีที่แล้ว

      That sums up what we call people.

    • @benwil6048
      @benwil6048 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Respect for calcium? Ok…?
      I’m sure the calcium is very offended for having been moved

    • @giuseppelogiurato5718
      @giuseppelogiurato5718 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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) 👍

  • @JJ17133
    @JJ17133 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It's a script...

    • @alfalfafalafelmafia
      @alfalfafalafelmafia ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He stresses his English accent to an annoying level.

    • @LesFriedman2045
      @LesFriedman2045 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      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 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@ami2evil Yeah, you can still fuck up a script tho, when you have low budget writers.
      Looking at u Disney

  • @rubenskiii
    @rubenskiii 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    Having seen Hagia Sophia myself i can attest to how breathtakingly impressive architecture in those "dark ages" can be.

    • @captnwinkle
      @captnwinkle หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Too bad it has been defiled by Erdrogan

  • @reaganpratt2474
    @reaganpratt2474 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    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 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @allisonbanno1546
    @allisonbanno1546 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    This guy's enthusiasm just draws you in. Great series

    • @ami2evil
      @ami2evil ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He's beyond annoying...

    • @justanothergoogler6436
      @justanothergoogler6436 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He's the best!

    • @steve8450
      @steve8450 ปีที่แล้ว

      his enthusiasm for cock. who wears a ring like that?

    • @valley5617
      @valley5617 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Like an artsy Steve Irwin - crikey!

    • @kamakaziozzie3038
      @kamakaziozzie3038 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      annoying to a point I can’t look away

  • @jeff__w
    @jeff__w ปีที่แล้ว +176

    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

  • @jferina77
    @jferina77 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    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.

  • @TheHollowClown
    @TheHollowClown ปีที่แล้ว +62

    This was phenomenal. The passion and excitement oozing out of every sentence is contagious.

    • @robinpatrick9787
      @robinpatrick9787 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It is pure foolery 😂

    • @kellykwon2232
      @kellykwon2232 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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?

    • @kellykwon2232
      @kellykwon2232 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🤡@@kellykwon2232

    • @robinpatrick9787
      @robinpatrick9787 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🤡@@kellykwon2232

  • @Speedball69
    @Speedball69 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And it followed him ❤️ so cute

    • @nicholamalpas1931
      @nicholamalpas1931 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@reaganpratt2474 Trust a cat to photobomb a scene! Mine would! 😆

    • @rumpleforeskin5064
      @rumpleforeskin5064 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Word , i read comment n jumped forward to your timestamp and yeah , i can appreciate that.

    • @rumpleforeskin5064
      @rumpleforeskin5064 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      N the wolf howling shortly After is a neat contrast right.

  • @Kid_Ikaris
    @Kid_Ikaris ปีที่แล้ว +8

    29:10 the random cat fearing no God walking freely amongst the ruins

    • @etsprout
      @etsprout 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Omg I would have never noticed! 😮

  • @aceknuff1411
    @aceknuff1411 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I always wake up to these type of video no mater what I watch

  • @robertafierro5592
    @robertafierro5592 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    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..

  • @brianclingenpeel5123
    @brianclingenpeel5123 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Why does TH-cam 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

  • @davidsan9654
    @davidsan9654 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    2:09:16 I love how he just sets up shop and starts recording while people are trying to pray

    • @catchaser52
      @catchaser52 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I am amazed when there are no people around. It takes a lot of "friends" to make that happen.

    • @reginalewilliams4472
      @reginalewilliams4472 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No commotion has ever taken prayer from inside of the truly praying. It's not about trying, it just is.

    • @benwil6048
      @benwil6048 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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.

  • @robertafierro5592
    @robertafierro5592 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    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 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      "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 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @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 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@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 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@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!

  • @scarlett1854
    @scarlett1854 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      htfjyykd

    • @Immopimmo
      @Immopimmo ปีที่แล้ว +13

      He was the original "boy who lived"

    • @scarlett1854
      @scarlett1854 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Immopimmo hahaha, you’re right!

    • @thishandleistacken
      @thishandleistacken ปีที่แล้ว +21

      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 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      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

  • @snarflcat6187
    @snarflcat6187 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    “I’m going to call it the Dark Ages…”
    Immediately starts showing Renaissance Art and Renaissance Architecture.

    • @sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401
      @sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It was a facetious remark.....that is why it was not the "Dark" Ages, it was early Renaissance.

    • @mumblesbadly7708
      @mumblesbadly7708 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401 The Renaissance was AFTER the Dark Ages. At least, as far as European history goes.

    • @silkoakranchpitchforkranch1205
      @silkoakranchpitchforkranch1205 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      There is a lot of him rewriting history 😂 but he is entertaining

    • @lettuceman9439
      @lettuceman9439 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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

  • @jeastwood2737
    @jeastwood2737 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That river is much lower than it once was... That's clear to see ... wow

  • @LEE444S
    @LEE444S 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    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 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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....

  • @panrick
    @panrick ปีที่แล้ว +19

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@reaganpratt2474 The Book of Daniel.

    • @blazingstar9638
      @blazingstar9638 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s neat

  • @aliencat8556
    @aliencat8556 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    It wasn't Constantine who decided to divide the Roman empire. It was divided before him then he rejoined it

    • @rosemadder5547
      @rosemadder5547 ปีที่แล้ว

      So who was it that actually divided it?

    • @aliencat8556
      @aliencat8556 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I didn't know Constantine, I knew his mother though.

    • @reaganpratt2474
      @reaganpratt2474 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @lifesgood9528
    @lifesgood9528 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    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 💕

  • @infomercialwars
    @infomercialwars 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    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

  • @troydodson9641
    @troydodson9641 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    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 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      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 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @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 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@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 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @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.

  • @larrysorenson4789
    @larrysorenson4789 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    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?

  • @Witchofthewoods.
    @Witchofthewoods. 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The poet Felix...those poems survived and helped to preserve the history of the Vandals. So very fascinating!! 😮

  • @lnbjr7
    @lnbjr7 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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.

  • @phillipsplanet
    @phillipsplanet ปีที่แล้ว +8

    These guys put a lot of time into this. I'm blown away, its so good!

  • @jasonclark9662
    @jasonclark9662 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Our library system is amazing though. Sometimes you have to teach yourself.

    • @marybeal3982
      @marybeal3982 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Go to college and study it. :)

  • @benhahn8065
    @benhahn8065 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    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.

  • @JulieCaptivatedinFl
    @JulieCaptivatedinFl 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Waldemar does the best docs. Loved his ones on paintings.

  • @mwelborn97
    @mwelborn97 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A true masterpiece of a television series. Thank you for providing this for us.

  • @dalestaley5637
    @dalestaley5637 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    An incredible amount of work went into undoing this.
    I applaud your tenacity. Well done, just brilliant!

    • @gailhandschuh1138
      @gailhandschuh1138 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @sandrafisher4720
    @sandrafisher4720 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Just love all your docos..informative beautiful places you take us..explained everything so well..thank you.

  • @WandaCasamento59
    @WandaCasamento59 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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 .

  • @maureencrawford2275
    @maureencrawford2275 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watching the making of the cloisonné king brooch was utterly mesmerizing!

  • @rinadror
    @rinadror ปีที่แล้ว +50

    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 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      do you worship bacon?

    • @robynsmith4164
      @robynsmith4164 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@stanlee2200 - Wow, how are you making comments?! I thought you died a few years back!!! 😱

  • @lakshmangunasekara9401
    @lakshmangunasekara9401 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Many thanks for the upload and for the creativity of the documentaries themselves.

  • @bigbensarrowheadchannel2739
    @bigbensarrowheadchannel2739 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

  • @tommygun4788
    @tommygun4788 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Excellent suggestion. I shall be visiting Cleveland this summer so that's on the list

    • @robynsmith4164
      @robynsmith4164 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Cleveland, Ohio?

    • @tommygun4788
      @tommygun4788 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@robynsmith4164 yes

    • @deborahbarry8458
      @deborahbarry8458 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I have friends in Cleveland. Now I have a great reason for visiting them!

  • @VisualAssault2011
    @VisualAssault2011 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Narrator says people get so much wrong about the Vikings, then proceeds to say they stayed in the north.... WOW!

  • @eric7922
    @eric7922 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Passionate host, great detail, great pacing, super interesting, very objective.

  • @yoohoo909
    @yoohoo909 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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.

  • @andymetternich3428
    @andymetternich3428 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    1:25:19 in German "wandeln". Another term for "wandern", in English, wandeln would be walking/moving about and wandern would be wandering.

  • @ChronicleMedieval
    @ChronicleMedieval  ปีที่แล้ว +11

    It's like Netflix for history... 📺 Sign up to History Hit, the world's best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code 'CHRONICLE' 👉 bit.ly/3iVCZNl

  • @kathrynmccarthy
    @kathrynmccarthy ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Really enjoying watching this history. I'm getting so many new insights.

  • @stormwalker321
    @stormwalker321 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's hard to resist these films by Waldemar......he's irresistable!

  • @TheJackGonzo
    @TheJackGonzo ปีที่แล้ว +3

    skillful craft and delivery of the dialogue about the horseshoe arches--nice work!

  • @voraciousreader3341
    @voraciousreader3341 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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!!

  • @bengranby6506
    @bengranby6506 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    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.

  • @toniomalley5661
    @toniomalley5661 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would so love to spend time with Shaun and learn from him what a talented man

  • @jrmckim
    @jrmckim 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Ive always been fascinated by the dark ages. So I know I'm going to love this. ❤

  • @NH_RSA__
    @NH_RSA__ ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Interesting to see Barry Gibb in the dark ages.

  • @caroleappling2007
    @caroleappling2007 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Floki, built and great ship, for Ragnar.😊

  • @nohighwaycowboy
    @nohighwaycowboy ปีที่แล้ว +2

    someone get this man a folding table! (excellent excellent documentary)

  • @edvaneckert2348
    @edvaneckert2348 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just wonderful to watch! Thank you so much! Greetings from, Germany!

  • @jadeh2699
    @jadeh2699 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    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.

  • @kimberlypatton9634
    @kimberlypatton9634 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Waldemar is wonderful in every single video!

  • @brendancrd
    @brendancrd 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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.

  • @thaismarin00
    @thaismarin00 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    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!

  • @TinaFivesten
    @TinaFivesten ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Superb documentory (taken with a bit of salt). The word "Vandal' has a real old swedish meaning and 'being of good vandal' is an academic wording for being a law-abiding and proper person.

    • @myass5679
      @myass5679 ปีที่แล้ว

      Swedes are the new Serbs. Everything comes from them 😂

  • @baddie1shoe
    @baddie1shoe ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Interesting-much of video is watching you walk places. I think that added effect.

  • @danhartigan9529
    @danhartigan9529 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love this i have it on my Playlist really history is so vast but each slit we out in fills the gaps slowly 😊

  • @workouts_2024
    @workouts_2024 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I homeschool our 15 year old son. In researching his history curriculum, I already learned that the three Middle Ages were anything but dark. They were a flurry of activity, thought and merriment. Christianity today is nothing but paganism. Its idols are borrowed from paganism. God commanded us not to have false idols to worship. He wants us to worship Him in spirit, not at any altar full of pagan sun god symbolism, Mithraism etc. I'm from the Canary Islands. We call mainland Spaniards (Iberians) "godos", which comes from the word "goth", chiefly, the Visigoths. Iberians have a distinct nose that was typical of the Visigoths. Once you see this type of nose, you cant unsee it. It is very long and thin. This is a very good documentary that reinforces this correct portrayal of history. Well done.

  • @MysticChronicles712
    @MysticChronicles712 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    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

  • @Tiffany-dn1vz
    @Tiffany-dn1vz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    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.

  • @Goldenmarshall
    @Goldenmarshall 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Its even darker in our time they had it much better❤

  • @heididepotter8136
    @heididepotter8136 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is an amasing lesson of history. Fasinating emouving. Grate work!!!!

  • @MrVvulf
    @MrVvulf ปีที่แล้ว +18

    2:35:25 - The statement about Al-Farghani's most famous contribution to science is a bit misleading. The statement both overstates, and understates his real contributions.
    By overstating, I mean that Eratosthenes had already established the circumference (and by simple mathematics - the diameter) as well as the axial tilt of the earth 1000 years earlier, around 200BC.
    By understatement, I mean that his refinements and explanations of those measurements were extremely influential throughout the known world in the centuries after the publication of his work - "Elements of astronomy on the celestial motions".

    • @benwil6048
      @benwil6048 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well said

    • @phillipstroll7385
      @phillipstroll7385 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Damn near all in this is misleading

    • @strawberrie6491
      @strawberrie6491 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@phillipstroll7385 very edgy guy in the video just making jokes and false info

    • @reaganpratt2474
      @reaganpratt2474 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very interesting information, thank you! Probably just said it because it's an art documentary and didn't want to spend the time with specifics like that but he could have left it out rather than give incorrect info.

    • @reaganpratt2474
      @reaganpratt2474 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@phillipstroll7385 keep seeing comments like this. It's unfortunate cuz despite taking art history in college, I know almost nothing about it & I watch these documentaries for entertainment AND information, so I have absolutely no idea what's misinformation & what isn't

  • @johnhere59
    @johnhere59 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    @51:42 Love the way you walk away from the the "old" ways of thinking.

    • @chrisbrown8640
      @chrisbrown8640 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep ! Sounds like life in the 'dark ages' was really cool.........for SOME folks that is.....

  • @geneeybelman5482
    @geneeybelman5482 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    excellent and informative - the narrator should have a regular show.

  • @mandangalo18
    @mandangalo18 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This is very interesting art history! Well presented!

  • @maya8302
    @maya8302 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stephenfoster4271😂😂😂

  • @kyliekaczmarek7566
    @kyliekaczmarek7566 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for the video I enjoyed watching as always!!!

  • @deborahborlase7100
    @deborahborlase7100 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was absolutely BRILLIANT!!! I love history, but his enthusiasm makes me love it even more!!!!!!

  • @michellel564
    @michellel564 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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

  • @sebastienloyer9471
    @sebastienloyer9471 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    They had the best human/feeding bird cages ever.
    Hanging from the tree's.

  • @gintaras58
    @gintaras58 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A narrator Is simply a genius-- thank you so much

  • @chris.asi_romeo
    @chris.asi_romeo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love watching documentaries like this.

  • @aiquant1828
    @aiquant1828 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Regardless of the culture or religious propensities this series presents the best of each

  • @brelitavoga8431
    @brelitavoga8431 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What an amazing documental. One of the best i´ve watched. Congrats and thanks.

  • @EpochEnigmaChannel
    @EpochEnigmaChannel หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely captivating! Kudos to the team for blending humor, knowledge, and impeccable presentation. Can't wait for more!

  • @biaotoch
    @biaotoch ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i just love your channel.

  • @robliefeld2646
    @robliefeld2646 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    "Even the early Christians worshiped rock crystal." They didn't actually worship it, but I have no doubt he chose that word intentionally as a slight.

    • @frillylily8005
      @frillylily8005 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I agree. There’s always a bash on Christianity.

    • @glennthompson1971
      @glennthompson1971 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@frillylily8005well it does make outrageous claims without evidence. Like any other ancient myth, better to not take it too seriously

    • @muuzikcollective4682
      @muuzikcollective4682 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Who else worshipped rock crystals?

  • @dennissato320
    @dennissato320 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You need to produce subtitles and audio for other languages! Incredible work!

  • @NocturnalButterfly
    @NocturnalButterfly 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Up early and enjoying this immensely! So much history and beauty 😍 Thank you so very much for sharing❣️💋💖🦋

  • @hughlingard
    @hughlingard ปีที่แล้ว +3

    absolutely brilliant.

  • @saraholiver5558
    @saraholiver5558 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Enjoyed his Carthage tour also. I am only bothered by the simple reductionist conclusions he comes to. But I suppose if he did any digging, things might get too complex and the video would be ten times longer than needed. Having said that the photography is outstanding.

    • @neville3059
      @neville3059 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      its also presented in a watered down way that there isn't an agenda. No pro this or anti that. so its just a simple fun ride.

  • @Merlinemryys
    @Merlinemryys 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Brilliant series presented by a brilliant presenter

  • @maxi-me
    @maxi-me ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I like how you used a Renaissance painting of Barry Gibbs for screen shot.

  • @roopnarainpersaud1177
    @roopnarainpersaud1177 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This took time, courage and expertise..and travel. Whether what the narrator says is true or not (it is his opinion) his presentation is classic and very enjoyable. Thank you.

    • @sonyagower7224
      @sonyagower7224 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Courage? 😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅 OK!!

  • @michaelfalsia6062
    @michaelfalsia6062 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    We are living in the Dark Ages today.

  • @honeybunch5765
    @honeybunch5765 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved this, thanks!

  • @dibzydaddy
    @dibzydaddy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nicely narrated and very educating!

  • @18Bees
    @18Bees ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Wow tnx for posting a mega long Dark Ages show!

  • @toserveman9265
    @toserveman9265 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    All subjective conjecture, but entertaining

    • @reginalewilliams4472
      @reginalewilliams4472 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like the great divide in american political word and conjecture today? Are we a people of lies with a few strings of truth weaving through?

    • @thor9838
      @thor9838 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed, except about the entertaining part.