The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
(2012)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 1
The Men of the North
Episode 4 - 12-18-2012
1h 3m
Across the waters of the North Sea, the Vikings launched raids on the coasts of Britain and Ireland, targeting monasteries like Lindisfarne, where monks produced illuminated manuscripts of breathtaking beauty. Yet the Vikings who terrorized Dark Age Europe spent as much time creating their own stunning artwork as they did stealing it from others.
7.6/10
Haven't Seen
The Wonder of Islam
Episode 3 - 12-11-2012
59m
To the south and east of Christendom, the new religion of Islam spread from its Arabian birthplace throughout the Middle East, across North Africa, and into Spain. As it did so, Islam imparted its own distinctive forms of architecture, ways to gaze at the stars, and art designed to depict the wonders of paradise.
7.2/10Haven't Seen
What the Barbarians Did for Us
Episode 2 - 12-04-2012
1h 3m
Although they are blamed for the fall of Rome, the barbarians were more than just fearsome warriors. Converted to Christianity in the fourth century, the Vandals, Goths, and Huns went on to produce some of the greatest artistic and architectural achievements of the Dark Ages.
7.8/10Haven't Seen
The Clash of the Gods
Episode 1 - 11-27-2012
1h 3m
In the first episode Waldemar Januszczak looks at how Christianity emerged into the Roman Empire as an artistic force in the third and fourth centuries. But with no description of Jesus in the Bible, how were Christians to represent their God? Waldemar explores how Christian artists drew on images of ancient gods for inspiration and developed new forms of architecture to contain their art.
8/10Haven't Seen
Top 5 Highest Rated Episodes 8/10 7.8/10 7.6/10 7.2/10
The Clash of the Gods
Episode 1 - 11-27-2012
1h 3m
In the first episode Waldemar Januszczak looks at how Christianity emerged into the Roman Empire as an artistic force in the third and fourth centuries. But with no description of Jesus in the Bible, how were Christians to represent their God? Waldemar explores how Christian artists drew on images of ancient gods for inspiration and developed new forms of architecture to contain their art.
8/10Haven't Seen
What the Barbarians Did for Us
Episode 2 - 12-04-2012
1h 3m
Although they are blamed for the fall of Rome, the barbarians were more than just fearsome warriors. Converted to Christianity in the fourth century, the Vandals, Goths, and Huns went on to produce some of the greatest artistic and architectural achievements of the Dark Ages.
7.8/10Haven't Seen
The Men of the North
Episode 4 - 12-18-2012
1h 3m
Across the waters of the North Sea, the Vikings launched raids on the coasts of Britain and Ireland, targeting monasteries like Lindisfarne, where monks produced illuminated manuscripts of breathtaking beauty. Yet the Vikings who terrorized Dark Age Europe spent as much time creating their own stunning artwork as they did stealing it from others.
7.6/10Haven't Seen
The Wonder of Islam
Episode 3 - 12-11-2012
59m
To the south and east of Christendom, the new religion of Islam spread from its Arabian birthplace throughout the Middle East, across North Africa, and into Spain. As it did so, Islam imparted its own distinctive forms of architecture, ways to gaze at the stars, and art designed to depict the wonders of paradise.
7.2/10Haven't Seen
