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Europe and the Faith Chapter 6 - (Concluded)
In which the author observes the Dark Ages as a time marked by remarkable stability in material culture, social customs, and the enduring influence of the Catholic Church, resulting in a slow but vital development of new elements within a largely unchanging framework. Amidst the apparent immobility, these centuries nurtured legends, local customs, and the monastic economy while laying the foundations for the vibrant civilisation that would emerge with the dawn of the eleventh century.
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