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Hello, I'm Dr. Eleanor Yonaga and welcome to Gone Medieval from History Hit, the podcast

that delves into the greatest millennium in human history. We uncover the greatest mysteries,

the gobsmacking details, and the latest groundbreaking research from the Vikings to the Normans,

from kings to popes, to the Crusades. We delve into the rebellions, plots, and murders that tell us who we really were, and how we got here.

Pop Quiz. How do you define the Middle Ages?

I mean, yeah, it's the time period that we cover on this show.

But when I say something is medieval, what exactly does that mean?

Because it does have a meaning, I assure you.

And beyond that, if I told you that something happened during the early medieval period,

would you necessarily know what I meant?

Both of these terms and the way that we came up with them are a part of what we historians refer to as periodization.

That's when we try to come up with terms to distinguish different time periods, in theory,

to make it easier to talk and write about them.

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