PERIODS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY PERIOD I., 476-918 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Periods of European History General Editor, ARTHUR HASSALL, M.A., STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, OXFORD. Crown 8vo. With Maps and Plans. The object of this series is to present in separate Volumes a comprehensive and trustworthy account of the general development of European History, and to deal fully and carefully with the more prominent events in each century. It is believed that no such attempt to place the History of Europe before the English Public has yet been made, and it is hoped that the Series will form a valuable continuous History of Mediæval and Modern Europe. Period I.—The Dark Ages. A.D. 476-918. By C. W. C. OMAN, M.A., Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. 7s. 6d. [Already published. Period II.—The Empire and the Papacy. A.D. 918-1273. By T. F. TOUT, M.A., Professor of History at the Owens College, Victoria University, Manchester. 7s. 6d. [Already published. Period III.—The Close of the Middle Ages. A.D. 1272-1494. By R. LODGE, M.A., Professor of History at the University of Glasgow. [In preparation. Period IV.—Europe in the 16th Century. A.D. 1494-1598. By A. H. JOHNSON, M.A., Historical Lecturer to Merton, Trinity, and University Colleges, Oxford. 7s. 6d. [Already published. Period V.—The Ascendancy of France. A.D. 1598-1715. By H. O. WAKEMAN, M.A., Fellow of All Souls College, and Tutor of Keble College, Oxford. 6s. [Already published. Period VI.—The Balance of Power. A.D. 1715-1789. By A. HASSALL, M.A., Student of Christ Church, Oxford. 6s. [Already published. Period VII.—Revolutionary Europe. A.D. 1789-1815. By H. MORSE STEPHENS, M.A., Professor of History at Cornell University, Ithaca, U.S.A. 6s. [Already published. Period VIII.—Modern Europe. A.D. 1815-1878. By G. W. PROTHERO, Litt.D., Professor of History at the University of Edinburgh. [In preparation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE DARK AGES 476-918 BY CHARLES OMAN, M.A., F.S.A. FELLOW OF ALL SOULS COLLEGE AND LECTURER AT NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD AUTHOR OF ‘A HISTORY OF GREECE,’ ‘THE ART OF WAR IN THE MIDDLE AGES,’ ETC. PERIOD I RIVINGTONS KING STREET, COVENT GARDEN LONDON 1898 Third Edition ------------------------------------------------------------------------ All rights reserved