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The main purpose for this page is to give a geographical visual reference regarding the rise, evolution and fall of countries in Europe from Antiquity to the Modern era. The birth of the modern European nation-state is a later phenomemon (generally evolved from the 17th century Peace of Westphalia, to the rise of modern European nationalism in the mid 1800's.)

Borders for most historical maps are largely arbitrary and in many cases are merely approximate.

It is obvious that other points of view may argue. The following work takes care of the French historiography, quite different from the Anglo-saxon one which seem to make that period and the Viking Age collide ; yet, Let's give a try to each period : main events motivate each timeline segment for that matter.

Timelines

Maps before

Migration Period

*Generic V�lkerwanderung* map (2th-5thCE).**	twice : range from 250 (Goths, Dacia) to 534 (Vandals, Africa)	French counterpart map of the previous, 100-500AD	Nodal growth of the Alemanic kingdom from 268 to 378 (explanations on the pic file)
Roman provinces, 395AD, at the death of Emperor Theodosius I	Roman provinces, 395AD, at the death of Emperor Theodosius I (more detailed and accurate version)	Europe AD400 : Huns move from the East & will enter Germania. Goths splitted (Tervingen / Greuthungen) & feld through roman provinces.	400-410 : Roman Britain, see Old maps of the United Kingdom
Europe AD450 - all of a sudden, the Empire of the Huns has risen over Germania + ... .	Vandals had settled in Carthage and built up a fleet ; in 455, led by Geiseric they invade the sea and heavily sack Rome.	Maps of Roman Gaul still accurate to describe where foederati people settle : Franks in Belgica, Visigoths in Aquitanica, Burgundi in East Gallia.

Maps : Early Middle Ages

Ostrogothic Kingdom during the reign of Theodoric. He took Italy from usurper Odoacer after a battle in 493. Formerly Ostrogoths were massed in diocesis Illyricum. [ locator ]	*Acme of Visigothic kingdom around 500. Franks are to take over former Gallia Aquitania* during Battle of Vouillé, 507.**	Britain divided by kinglets at the brink of 6th CEntury.	Main «first kingdoms» are there in 526AD. When Theodoric dies, Athalaric & Amalaric rule over the conquered territories. Both invaders and locals now live in these kingdoms, without any remaining rule from Rome.
*two maps (AD526 ; AD600) : Migrations period ended in Western Europe (yet, a follow-up concerns the Byzantine Empire in Eastern parts)* .**	Justinian reconquers parts AD527 to AD565; end of Vandals' kingdom & Ostrogothic kingdom. Andalucia retaken to the visigoths.	Same as previous map, year 550.	Roman Hispania conquered at the death of Justinian, 565AD. [Category:Maps of Roman Hispania]
"Domains of the Franks", AD511 to 561, built-up out of the tiny Domain of Soissons (486).	Dark Age of Camelot around 600 recovers a time of legends as Anglo-Saxon heptarchy compete & Brython tribes offer resistance.	Natives & Anglo-Saxons settlements, 600. Compare with previous	800 : three powers compete at the shores of Mediterranea (source).
*802 : "Medieval" Britain started - same map in WP:FR, 800* .**	Carolingian Empire 814AD rules in the West + Central Europe, at the death of Charlemagne.	Identified powers in this World, around 820AD. [ use ].	Carolingian Empire, now Western Empire treaty of Verdun AD843 splited the heritage between kin brothers.
"Western Empire" split by treaty of Meerssen in (AD870).	Ye ole map of Saxon England, as seen from the Chronicle (not dated, ed. 1830)	Alfred the Great, facing a Danish invasion in 871, unites Heptarchy (in 30yrs). Birth of England, its medieval history starts. See categ. + Fhoy Miore invasions of Ireland, 850	Crowned 893 , tsar Simeon the Great expands his Bulgarian Empire.
The Great Heathen Army of 865. Establishment of the Danelaw.	The Great Army of 892.	The Capture of the Danelaw by Wessex 902-920.	Scandinavian name places in England.

Maps after

High Middle Ages

Viking Age all along 9th century, basis for Islandic sagas.	Europe 998AD turned to be a "Christian West" in which millenarian fears have prevailed.	Vikings routes in North Sea, 1014-1035 (reign of Cnut over the 3).	Political map of Europe 1000AD : though Speculation that the world will end in the year 1000 is confined to a few uneasy French monks, their views concerning An mil & later An de gr�ce (since the apocalypsis didn't came) became later dominant.
Europe 1092AD High Middle Ages countries in Europe. See the difference with Late antiquity provinces	1097 : situation of Europe at the First Crusade.	1100 : peoples dwelling in Scotland (Source map in English)	First founded crusader states in w:1100AD [ Commons category 12thCE ]
1140AD Crusader states in Levant ( situated among Modern states )	around 1150 : birth of Finland begin with various settlements	1142AD : left frame zooms on Frankish states in Levant, as were their fisrt names.	Northmannii settle kingdoms and pursue conquests for their own : in the 12th century, they founded the kingdom of Sicily (& later Napoli), taken from the Moors.
Known world as seen in 1154 by Al-Idrisi : works in Sicily & offers an atlas to his new northman ruler. Mappa Mundi still accurate til the Age of Discovery	COMPARISON Vision of Earth in the Middle Ages traces back to Isidore of Seville copies in monasteries. Still used in that first printed version, T and O map (Guntherus Ziner, Augsburg, 1472).	1190 : Mediterranean world during the 12thCE.	Gengis Khan empire - fr map

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Contents

Introduction

Context

Purpose

Timelines

Maps before

Migration Period

Maps : Early Middle Ages

Maps after

High Middle Ages

Late Middle Ages

See also

Notes and references