At what time did the Middle Ages begin?

Answer 1

GuessesThe medieval or middle ages began with the fall of the Roman Empire, ca, 500 A.D. The era lasted approximately one thousand years or until the Renaissance period ca, 1500 A.D.

Historians tend to disagree over this topic. Some say it began with the fall of Rome, while most others place it's beginnings shortly before the Reformation around 1400 A.D.

Correct AnswersSome authorities say the Middle Ages started before 800AD, but the High Middle Ages are usually considered to have started around 1100AD. Obviously no exact date can be given.

It began between 400 and 500 CE, and ended in most aspects with the coming of the artistic Renaissance era in northern Italy in about 1300, and in music with the coming of musical Renaissance era in the same region in about 1400.

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Answer from ADictionary:

I am a confident historian of the Ancient World to the Modern and have been passionate about history of all countries for many years. It is to my own personal research and knowledge that the medieval era started from around 400 AD and ended in 1400 AD. This marks the 1500's as the start of the Renaissance era and a major significance in the Fine Arts. I have come to these dates for the Middle Ages as it has been recorded in English history documents that Richard III of England was recorded as the last King of the Medieval era thus this marks the end of the Middle Ages/Medieval period as being in the 1400's.

Answer 2

The medieval period is so called because it derives from Latin medius (mid or middle) and aevum (time, age), the idea being that it describes a period between the ancient and modern worlds - the "Middle Ages".

The problem is that for a very long time, scholars recognised another period of time - the so-called "Dark Ages", which covered Viking and Saxon history (roughly the period 400 AD to 1066). The period was seen as having very little archaeological evidence, hence it was "dark" or unknown.

More recently, as a result of better archaeological techniques, the Saxon/Viking era has been included by some scholars (by no means all) with the medieval era, so for them the middle ages extend from right after the collapse of the Roman Empire, up to about 1500 or 1550. Again, no two scholars can agree on a precise end date for the medieval period.

In general terms, the ancient period ended around 400 AD, while the modern era began in about 1500. Everything between canbe described as medieval, but many historians still separate the Saxon/Viking era from true medieval. All Scandinavian schools teach that the medieval period started in about 1050, with a separate, distinct and very proud Viking era before that.

Answer 3

The Timeline of the early Middle Ages starts in 1066 with the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conqest.

Answer 4

410 AD with the fall of Rome to 1400. A thousand years.

Answer 5

During the Middle Ages. But late.