Talk:Middle Ages

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Section sizes Section size for Middle Ages (39 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 6,507 6,507 Terminology and periodisation 3,592 3,592 Sources 2,411 2,411 Later Roman Empire 6,851 6,851 Early Middle Ages 50 47,896 Post-Roman kingdoms 4,458 4,458 Byzantine survival 3,023 3,023 Western society 5,813 5,813 Rise of Islam 2,766 2,766 Trade and economy 2,373 2,373 Church life 5,954 5,954 Carolingian Europe 4,977 4,977 Breakup of the Carolingian Empire 4,200 4,200 New kingdoms and Byzantine revival 5,528 5,528 Architecture and art 6,550 6,550 Military and technology 2,204 2,204 High Middle Ages 48 48,275 Society 7,546 7,546 Economic revival 4,189 4,189 Church reforms 4,821 4,821 Rise of state power 12,647 12,647 Crusades 4,717 4,717 Intellectual life 5,517 5,517 Architecture and the arts 5,390 5,390 Technology and the military 3,400 3,400 Late Middle Ages 48 28,376 Society and economy 4,397 4,397 State resurgence 7,332 7,332 Collapse of Byzantium and rise of the Ottomans 3,402 3,402 Controversy in the church 4,113 4,113 Scholars, intellectuals, and exploration 3,974 3,974 Technological and military developments 2,042 2,042 Art and architecture 3,068 3,068 Modern perceptions and historiography 3,067 3,067 Notes 42 42 Citations 32 32 References 23,179 23,179 Further reading 6,565 6,565 External links 1,302 1,302 Total 178,095 178,095

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In the military and technology section of the Early Middle Ages chapter there is a spelling mistake in the caption for the picture. It currently reads "Byzantine cavalry cheasing Muslim horseman". This is incorrect and should be changed to "chasing". 2A0A:EF40:4B7:A201:6D6F:7E79:AC79:34A9 (talk) 14:34, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. Thanks for spotting that and improving Wikipedia! Myrealnamm-alt (talk) 15:19, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wow. One complicated article including the Talk page.

Basically I see no way to correct this assertion: "Jewish moneylenders and pawn brokers led to antisemitism which manifested itself in the blood libel and pogroms." This ignores centuries of antisemitism in France (see Gregory of Tours' harrowing comments about Jews) and greatly over-simplifies a complex question, not to mention that the phrasing blames the victims of this hatred. At best this should read "The role of Jewish moneylenders and pawn brokers reinforced long-standing antisemitism which now manifested itself in the blood libel and pogroms." 2600:1700:8D40:9B60:3594:D8DA:D9E0:13B7 (talk) 16:06, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Fair enough. Thank you for your suggestion. Borsoka (talk) 02:22, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well surmised. 2A00:23C4:3E44:2C01:6582:DE72:6930:43FF (talk) 09:03, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Give the Three period in western Tradition 49.145.105.128 (talk) 12:10, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The word “spelt” should be “spelled.” (First paragraph) 2601:602:D280:B3B0:DD7B:562E:E31D:40A7 (talk) 04:33, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not in British English according to the OED, and the aticle is tagged as British English. Norfolkbigfish (talk) 08:07, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]