Chapter 5 Germanic Kingdoms. in the West. W. riters in the 17th century called the five centuries between. the years 400 and 900 the âDark Agesâ because they knew. so little about them. These years were âdarkâ or hidden to. their understanding.
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Some bird of paradise species top their nests with shed snakeskin. It is thought this might protect the nest from predators. The greater bird of paradise's taxonomic name means footless paradise bird. 16th century Indonesians sent the bird's skins to Europe without the legs, starting the legend that the bird was from Paradise and flew without rest.