Comment by constantius

Your understanding of history, here and downthread, is fascinatingly selective, and, as far as the historical consensus goes, very mistaken.

The Dark Ages refer specifically to Western/Central Europe, so without Byzantium. Byzantium and the Islamic kingdoms were very much thriving, intellectually and culturally, in that period.

Equally, "parts of Europe" weren't dark because of "Vikings and Muslims": the reasons were multiple, from the fall of the Western Roman Empire, to infighting, to poverty, and to religion.

From your comments elsewhere however I understand you simply have a very caricatural view of Muslims and use them as a historical scapegoat.