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Commission for on DeviantArt. His idea was that Daniel Craig would be the perfect casting for the character for Bernard Cornwell's "Saxon Stories"
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Have you ever read the book βbarbarians to angels: the dark ages reconsideredβ by Peter S. Wells ? Itβs interesting to note that people in the βdark agesβ were a couple inches taller than those living in antiquity indicating a healthier existence. It appears that empires like the Roman Empire seemed to have less healthy citizens on average than the very local rule of say feudal/tribal systems. Sure the βfall of romeβ may have been a big deal culturally but it was hardly the fall of civilization, in fact judging by height & nutrition levels, as well as new modes of cultural expression, it appears the world was simply better off without Rome.
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The population wasnβt lower during the period, the book written by a world-renowed expert of the post-roman era states that the population of the cities did not fall during the time period between classical antiquity and the dark ages. So I presume that the population did not decrease simply because the empire fell. I suppose safety was a problem but it was also achieved by negative-peace, considering there were Republics in both the medieval( Gotland, Iceland, Florence, Siena, Venice, imperial cities, etc)- and classical eras i presume they probably existed throughout late antiquity even if we may not have records for them.
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