Alcuin
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Education, Literature, Publishing, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Theology, Theologians, Catholic Church, Catholics
- Curriculum: British History, Medieval History/Middle Ages, French History
Article abstract: Although an Englishman, Alcuin became court tutor and educational and religious adviser to Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Lombards. Reforms inspired by him made an indelible impression on the later traditions and practices of the Catholic church.
Early Life
Alcuin’s real name was probably Alhwini. He was an Anglo-Saxon, probably from Yorkshire, England. As he began to correspond and later to work with people who knew no English and used Latin as their professional language, however, his English name must have seemed difficult to...
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