Middle Ages
a term rather indefinations.
Hallam applies it to the period from the invasion of France by Clovis, A. D. 486, to the invasion of Naples by Charles VIII., in 1495. In England it may be considered as representing the interval between the Saxon invasion, A. D. 449, and the accession of Henry VII., 1485. Generally it may be considered as the period of time connecting what are called the ancient and modern periods of history, and extending from the decline of the Roman empire till the revival of letters in Europe. The epithet of the Dark Ages was frequently applied to the earlier portion of the period.