Weatherwatch: the real darkness that blighted the dark ages

Studies have now confirmed it. And, let me tell you, as a denizen of that dark age — the researchers are correct. It was the worst of times.

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Here in Britain in , as we suddenly learned, things could always get worse. You could lose the sun. One minute we sixth-century folk had normal weather — then suddenly the sun stopped shining.

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It could be seen in the sky but the world received very little heat or warmth, as if our primary source of energy had been replaced by the moon. Britain — always cold — was now completely freezing. Some said it was a terrible cloud of ash, others an act of God because the people had been wicked.

Over in the 21st century, scientists can be fairly sure that massive volcanic eruptions in late and early — possibly in Iceland — sent plumes of ash into the atmosphere, blanketing the sun and leading to a sudden drop in temperature. It has been suggested that another massive eruption in not only lengthened the disaster, but also contributed to the decline of the Mayan civilisation.

The Roman empire had crumbled and war had been raging across Europe. The Angles invaded Britain and said we had to obey them — and so we exchanged one set of masters for another.


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Tribes fought around Britain and old hatreds resurfaced. The possibility of war has always been heightened by a lack of resources — and, for the first time in centuries, the shortages were spread across the known world. Those few who remained of the native population of Britain were battle-weary, fighting over government, constantly diseased and starving. We thought the world was ending.

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After all, what else could it be? Nobody could truly understand the cause of this sudden crisis. All the average Briton wanted was to get rid of the Roman occupation — and then when we lost them, we got more war. Being aware is critically important.

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