Middle Ages

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era of European history historical period

The Middle Ages was a period of European history from roughly the 5th to the late 15th century, marked by feudalism, the rise of Christianity, and the formation of many modern European cultures and languages.

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All labels observed (19)

Label	Occurrences
Middle Ages canonical	3,735
medieval England	5
Early Middle Ages	2
Middle Ages (origin)	2
medieval Europe	2
Anglo-Saxon England	1
Edad Media	1
High Middle Ages	1
Middle Ages (approximate)	1
Middle Ages (as heraldic symbol)	1
Middle Ages (development of fortifications)	1
Middle Ages (fictional depiction)	1
Middle Ages (fortifications)	1
Middle Ages (historical prominence)	1
Middle Ages (legendary setting)	1
Middle Ages in England	1
Middle Ages in Sweden	1
Middle Ages in Wales	1
medieval France	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	era of European history ⓘ historical period ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	medieval era ⓘ medieval period ⓘ
characterizedBy	Gothic architecture ⓘ Romanesque architecture ⓘ castle building ⓘ chivalry ⓘ crusades ⓘ decentralized political authority ⓘ development of vernacular languages ⓘ feudalism ⓘ formation of European nations ⓘ growth of the Catholic Church ⓘ guild system ⓘ manorialism ⓘ monasticism ⓘ rise of Christianity ⓘ scholasticism ⓘ
dominantReligion	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy Roman Catholicism ⓘ
endTime	late 15th century ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	medieval studies ⓘ
followedBy	Early modern period ⓘ Renaissance ⓘ
follows	Classical antiquity ⓘ Western Roman Empire ⓘ
hasPart	Middle Ages self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Early Middle Ages High Middle Ages ⓘ Late Middle Ages ⓘ
hasTheme	codification of customary law ⓘ conflict between secular and ecclesiastical power ⓘ development of canon law ⓘ formation of national monarchies ⓘ growth of towns and trade ⓘ rural agrarian economy ⓘ spread of Latin Christendom ⓘ
includesCulture	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Islamic Spain ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ France ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of France
includesEvent	Avignon Papacy ⓘ Black Death ⓘ Carolingian Renaissance ⓘ Christianization of Europe ⓘ Reconquista ⓘ surface form: Crusades East–West Schism ⓘ surface form: Great Schism of 1054 Hundred Years' War ⓘ Investiture Controversy ⓘ Mongol invasions of Europe ⓘ Reconquista ⓘ Viking Age ⓘ rise of universities ⓘ
mainLocation	Europe ⓘ
majorLanguageFamily	Germanic languages ⓘ Romance languages ⓘ Slavic languages ⓘ
precededByEvent	fall of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ
startTime	5th century ⓘ

Referenced by (3,760)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scottish Gaelic → hasWritingTraditionSince → Middle Ages ⓘ

Europe → hasHistoricalPeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

Dunfermline Abbey → era → Middle Ages ⓘ

Poles → ethnogenesisPeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Middle Ages

Angus → hasHistoricCountyStatusFrom → Middle Ages ⓘ

Arch-treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire → historicalPeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

Trellech → historicalPeriodOfSignificance → Middle Ages ⓘ

English barons → timePeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

this entity surface form: High Middle Ages

Middle Ages → hasPart → Middle Ages self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Middle Ages

Angelus prayer → timeOfOrigin → Middle Ages ⓘ

Székesfehérvár → capitalStatusPeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

Singel → eraOfOrigin → Middle Ages ⓘ

Nationaal Archief, The Hague → archivesFromPeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

Norwegians → ethnogenesisPeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

Red Light District → timePeriodOfDevelopment → Middle Ages ⓘ

subject surface form: Red Light District (Amsterdam)

Renaissance → follows → Middle Ages ⓘ

Cross of Saint George → usedSinceCentury → Middle Ages ⓘ

Scottish royal court → timePeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

County of Nassau → historicalEra → Middle Ages ⓘ

Nuskhuri → historicalPeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

Judeo-Italian → timePeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

Early Modern period → follows → Middle Ages ⓘ

Early Modern period → precededBy → Middle Ages ⓘ

Leigh → usedSince → Middle Ages ⓘ

Middle Irish → era → Middle Ages ⓘ

King of Italy → usedInPeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

Queen of Scots → historicalPeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

Late Latin Iacomus → timePeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

subject surface form: Iacomus

Abbasid Caliphate → era → Middle Ages ⓘ

Crown of Aragon → historicalEra → Middle Ages ⓘ

William Langland → literaryPeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

Clan Douglas → originPeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

Chapter House → era → Middle Ages ⓘ

subject surface form: Chapter House, Westminster Abbey

Harold → historicalUsage → Middle Ages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon England

Gori Fortress → usedDuring → Middle Ages ⓘ

Parliament of Scotland → historicalEra → Middle Ages ⓘ

Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire → historicalPeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

College of Electors → historicalPeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

Toledo → historicalEra → Middle Ages ⓘ

Arch-chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire → existedInPeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

Principality of Orange → historicalEra → Middle Ages ⓘ

Hospital of the Knights → timePeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

Old Gutnish → era → Middle Ages ⓘ

Principality of Catalonia → historicalPeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

coq gaulois → timePeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

subject surface form: Coq gaulois

this entity surface form: Middle Ages (as heraldic symbol)

Byzantine Empire → partOf → Middle Ages ⓘ

Robert the Bruce → era → Middle Ages ⓘ

Quakenbrück → hasHistoricPeriod → Middle Ages ⓘ

Serbian Orthodox Church → historicalPeriodOfFlourishing → Middle Ages ⓘ

West Building → timePeriodCoverage → Middle Ages ⓘ