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Jul 2021
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The Dark Age

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What went down during the Dark Ages? The era between the fall of Rome in the West and the rise of Knights and Nobels in Europe? Was it akin to that time of night when you take no chase shot with your boys and snap back to reality a few hours later eating a Reuben sandwich solo in your buddy's kitchen? Strider seeks to answer these questions and much more about the period otherwise known as the Early Middle Age. 

Sources: Britannica.com, History.com, Dictionary.com, Livesceience.com, Thoughtco.com, Worldhistory.org

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