Masa puniki ketahnyane mawit saking abad ka-5 daweg runtuhnyane masa Kerajaan Romawi Barat, sané  sampun pecak dados kerjaan-kerajaan tiosan, makudang-kudang kerajaan punika ngranjing ring kapemimpiman Kerajaan Romawi Suci.
The era is commonly dated from the 5th-century fall of the Western Roman Empire, which fragmented into many separate kingdoms, some of which would later be confederated under the Holy Roman Empire.