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Eleanor Janega

What Eleanor Janega thinks about Europe

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Medieval historian and author, writing the blog Going Medieval on the Middle Ages and on what popular culture gets wrong about them.

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4 dated positions, 2025, in their own words. Our reading of what Eleanor Janega has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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  1. Our readingThe Roman Empire was not necessary to keep industry going: metal production in Britain rose after the Romans withdrew.

    Their wordsThe Roman Empire, therefore, is actually not necessary for keeping industry going.

    ↗On contrarian historygoing-medieval.com 2nd of 4 in this piece

  3. Our readingThere was no "Dark Ages": the term described gaps in the surviving sources, and its popular use is not a live scholarly position but a settled error.

    Their wordsFurther, the fact that there is no such thing as a ‘Dark Ages’ and that a term we used for source survival has escaped containment and been rendered meaningless by a bunch of poorly read self-congratulatory dolts is, in fact, what we call ‘settled academic fact’.

    ↗On contrarian historygoing-medieval.com 3rd of 4 in this piece

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  5. Our readingThe Renaissance and early modern period were not a better time to be alive than the Middle Ages they are said to have rescued Europe from.

    Their wordsI am not here to tell you that the medieval period is a specifically peaceful time, but it pales in comparison to what goes down in the early modern period, in which both the apparently beloved Renaissance and Enlightenment periods lie.

    ↗On what Americans know about medieval historygoing-medieval.com 1st of 2 in this piece

  7. Our readingHow harshly people judge the Middle Ages tracks how little they know about it.

    Their wordsClearly as well we see that the more people know about the medieval period, the more likely they are to be correct about it.

    ↗On what Americans know about medieval historygoing-medieval.com 2nd of 2 in this piece