The Dark Ages Podcast

The International Rescue Committee

War dominates the scene on today's episode, as it does on today's headlines. The inevitable consequence of war is the displacement of those caught in its path. If you can, please donate to one of the organizations working to help Ukrainian refugees, and people all around the world who are victimized by the violence of the powerful and the greedy. Links to a few of them are below. Thank you.

Global Giving

Doctors Without Borders

Music

"The Britons" by Kevin MacLeod (incomptech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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Young Justinian

The Dark Ages Podcast

09/25/23 • 26 min

518 to 532

Justinian is probably the best-known “Byzantine” emperor to the general public. We’ll introduce the man and some of his circle, and explore some of the most important events at the beginning of his reign.

Title Music:
"The Britons" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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Sound effects from freesound.com

The Germanic Heroes

The Dark Ages Podcast

04/24/23 • 57 min

The legends and literature that came out of the Dark Ages are rich and stirring tales of heroism that have inspired both great art and terrible crimes. In this episode, I retell three stories from the many contained in the sagas and epics of Germany and Scandinavia.

Transcript

Title Music:
"The Britons" by Kevin MacLeod (incomptech.com)
Incidental Music:
"Pippin the Hunchback" by Kevin MacLeod (https://freepd.com)
"Hidden Past" by Kevin MacLeod (https://filmmusic.io/u/kmac)
"Temple of the Manes" by Kevin MacLeod (https://filmmusic.io/u/kmac)
"Nordic Wist" by Kevin MacLeod (incomptech.com)
"The Ice Giants" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Rulers of our Lands" by Rafael Krux (https://freepd.com/)
"Rites" by Kevin MacLeod (incomptech.com)
"Combat Theme #2" by Andrew Sitkov

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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Sound effects from freesound.com

A Great Many Things

The Dark Ages Podcast

05/25/23 • 30 min

c. 400 to 486 CE

We review the sources for the reign of Clovis the First, and review the scenario in northern Gaul when he came to power.

Title Music:
"The Britons" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sound effects from freesound.com

Clovis a-Conquering

The Dark Ages Podcast

06/26/23 • 27 min

486 to 508

Clovis and his army carve a new thing, called France, out of old Roman Gaul.

Title Music:
"The Britons" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sound effects from freesound.com

Consolidation and Conversion

The Dark Ages Podcast

07/10/23 • 34 min

493 (maybe?) to 511

We finish off the career of Clovis I, and then backtrack to talk about his conversion to Catholicism, and what it all meant.

Title Music:
"The Britons" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sound effects from freesound.com

The Magical History Tour

The Dark Ages Podcast

07/24/23 • 27 min

490ish to 526

A whirlwind tour around Europe, checking in on what’s been going on in the years up to Theodoric’s death.

https://darkagespod.com/2023/07/11/2-14-consolidation-and-conversion/

Title Music:
"The Britons" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sound effects from freesound.com

Sons of the Vandal

The Dark Ages Podcast

09/11/23 • 28 min

476 to 533

The Vandal Kingdom has had its ups and its downs since the fall of the West. Four kings work to maintain Gaiseric’s legacy in the face of a hostile populace and a looming threat in the East.

Website for this episode

Title Music:
"The Britons" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sound effects from freesound.com

The Vandal War

The Dark Ages Podcast

10/09/23 • 29 min

533

The first of Justinian’s wars in the West begins, as Belisarius leads an army to Africa. Early victory makes the war seem like a slam dunk, and Procopius is there to tell us all about it.