The Carolingians saw themselves as successors to Rome, reflected in their art. Elsewhere, the Vikings were constructing long ships with intricate decoration and marking their territory with powerful rune stones. On the British Isles, the Irish and Anglo-Saxons were creating unique works of manuscript illumination and remarkable jewellery.
历史学把这段从罗马帝国的衰落开始的时期描绘成一个文明停止, 落入野蛮的时期, 在这个共四集的系列片中, 他提出黑暗时代是一个伟大的艺术....
