Alcuin - Revision history

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In his later years, Alcuin accepted an invitation from ~~King~~ [[Charlemagne]] of the [[Franks]] to become a scholar and teach in the [[Carolingian Empire\|Carolingian court]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Alcuin}}</ref> In 803, Alcuin led an investigation within the [[church]]es and monasteries in the empire, discovering that the [[Order of the Ancients]] had infiltrated the [[Christianity\|Christian]] order, intending to corrupt ~~the~~ beliefs into their own.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>		===Service in Francia===
			In his later years, Alcuin accepted an invitation from Emperor [[Charlemagne]] of the [[Franks]] to become a scholar and teach in the [[Carolingian Empire\|Carolingian court]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Alcuin}}</ref> In 803, Alcuin led an investigation within the [[church]]es and monasteries of the empire, discovering that the [[Order of the Ancients]] had infiltrated the [[Christianity\|Christian]] order, intending to corrupt its beliefs into their own.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>

	On 10 May 804, Alcuin wrote a letter to Charlemagne documenting his findings, warning and urging ~~him~~ to heed his words and steer clear from the Order. Unbeknownst to him, Charlemagne was similarly corrupted by the ideals and became a leader of the Order in his own right. A week later on 19 May, Alcuin died under unknown circumstances.<ref name="ACV" />		On 10 May 804, Alcuin wrote a letter to Charlemagne documenting his findings, warning and urging the emperor to heed his words and steer clear from the Order. Unbeknownst to him, Charlemagne was similarly corrupted by the ideals and became a leader of the Order in his own right. A week later on 19 May, Alcuin died under unknown circumstances.<ref name="ACV" />

	==Legacy==		===Legacy===
	Alcuin's letter ~~would~~ eventually wound up in [[England]], where it came into the possession of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Aethelwulf of Wessex]], and ~~eventually~~ his son [[Alfred the Great\|Aelfred]]. Aelfred kept the letter in his study in [[the Old Minster]] of [[Winchester]], making his own commentaries on the Order and speculating that the ~~Order~~ or Charlemagne ~~was~~ responsible for Alcuin's death.<ref name="ACV" />		Alcuin's letter eventually wound up in [[England]], where it came into the possession of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Aethelwulf of Wessex]], and later his son [[Alfred the Great\|Aelfred]]. Aelfred kept the letter inside his study in [[the Old Minster]] of [[Winchester]], making his own commentaries on the Order and speculating that the Ancients or Charlemagne himself were responsible for Alcuin's death.<ref name="ACV" />

	==~~Trivia~~==		==Behind the scenes==
	*Alcuin was one of the primary sources on the ~~Raid on~~ Lindisfarne on June ~~8th~~ 793 CE, when the bishop, Hygbald, wrote to Alcuin after surviving the attack. Alcuin's letters to the King of Northumbria and the Archbishop of Canterbury, and a poem he wrote on the subject provide the only significant contemporary account of these events. In his description of the Viking attack, he wrote: "Pagans have desecrated God's sanctuary, shed the blood of saints around the altar, laid waste the house of our hope and trampled the bodies of saints like dung in the streets...What assurance can the churches of Britain have, if St Cuthbert and so great a company of saints do not defend their own?"		Alcuin was one of the primary sources on the [[Lindisfarne raid]] on 8 June 793, when the bishop Hygbald wrote to Alcuin after surviving the attack. Alcuin's letters to the King of Northumbria and the Archbishop of [[Canterbury]], and a poem he wrote on the subject, provide the only significant contemporary account of these events. In his description of the [[Vikings\|Viking]] attack, he wrote: ''"Pagans have desecrated God's sanctuary, shed the blood of saints around the altar, laid waste the house of our hope and trampled the bodies of saints like dung in the streets... What assurance can the churches of Britain have, if St Cuthbert and so great a company of saints do not defend their own?"''<ref>{{WP\|Sack of Lindisfarne}}</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	Alcuin's letter would eventually wound up in [[England]], where it came into the possession of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Aethelwulf of Wessex]], and eventually his son [[Alfred the Great\|Aelfred]]. Aelfred kept the letter in his study in [[the Old Minster]] of [[Winchester]], making his own commentaries on the Order and speculating that the Order or Charlemagne was responsible for Alcuin's death.<ref name="ACV" />		Alcuin's letter would eventually wound up in [[England]], where it came into the possession of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Aethelwulf of Wessex]], and eventually his son [[Alfred the Great\|Aelfred]]. Aelfred kept the letter in his study in [[the Old Minster]] of [[Winchester]], making his own commentaries on the Order and speculating that the Order or Charlemagne was responsible for Alcuin's death.<ref name="ACV" />

	== Trivia ==		==Trivia==
			*Alcuin was one of the primary sources on the Raid on Lindisfarne on June 8th 793 CE, when the bishop, Hygbald, wrote to Alcuin after surviving the attack. Alcuin's letters to the King of Northumbria and the Archbishop of Canterbury, and a poem he wrote on the subject provide the only significant contemporary account of these events. In his description of the Viking attack, he wrote: "Pagans have desecrated God's sanctuary, shed the blood of saints around the altar, laid waste the house of our hope and trampled the bodies of saints like dung in the streets...What assurance can the churches of Britain have, if St Cuthbert and so great a company of saints do not defend their own?"
	* Alcuin was one of the primary sources on the Raid on Lindisfarne on June 8th 793 CE, when the bishop, Hygbald, wrote to Alcuin after surviving the attack. Alcuin's letters to the King of Northumbria and the Archbishop of Canterbury, and a poem he wrote on the subject provide the only significant contemporary account of these events. In his description of the Viking attack, he wrote: "Pagans have desecrated God's sanctuary, shed the blood of saints around the altar, laid waste the house of our hope and trampled the bodies of saints like dung in the streets...What assurance can the churches of Britain have, if St Cuthbert and so great a company of saints do not defend their own?"

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	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	Alcuin's letter would eventually wound up in [[England]], where it came into the possession of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Aethelwulf of Wessex]], and eventually his son [[Alfred the Great\|Aelfred]]. Aelfred kept the letter in his study in [[the Old Minster]] of [[Winchester]], making his own commentaries on the Order and speculating that the Order or Charlemagne was responsible for Alcuin's death.<ref name="ACV" />		Alcuin's letter would eventually wound up in [[England]], where it came into the possession of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Aethelwulf of Wessex]], and eventually his son [[Alfred the Great\|Aelfred]]. Aelfred kept the letter in his study in [[the Old Minster]] of [[Winchester]], making his own commentaries on the Order and speculating that the Order or Charlemagne was responsible for Alcuin's death.<ref name="ACV" />

			== Trivia ==

			* Alcuin was one of the primary sources on the Raid on Lindisfarne on June 8th 793 CE, when the bishop, Hygbald, wrote to Alcuin after surviving the attack. Alcuin's letters to the King of Northumbria and the Archbishop of Canterbury, and a poem he wrote on the subject provide the only significant contemporary account of these events. In his description of the Viking attack, he wrote: "Pagans have desecrated God's sanctuary, shed the blood of saints around the altar, laid waste the house of our hope and trampled the bodies of saints like dung in the streets...What assurance can the churches of Britain have, if St Cuthbert and so great a company of saints do not defend their own?"

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In his later years, Alcuin accepted an invitation from King [[Charlemagne]] of the [[Franks]] to become a scholar and teach in the ~~{{Wiki\|~~Carolingian ~~dynasty~~\|Carolingian court}}.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Alcuin}}</ref> In 803, Alcuin led an investigation within the [[church]]es and monasteries in the empire, discovering that the [[Order of the Ancients]] had infiltrated the [[Christianity\|Christian]] order, intending to corrupt the beliefs into their own.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>		In his later years, Alcuin accepted an invitation from King [[Charlemagne]] of the [[Franks]] to become a scholar and teach in the [[Carolingian Empire\|Carolingian court]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Alcuin}}</ref> In 803, Alcuin led an investigation within the [[church]]es and monasteries in the empire, discovering that the [[Order of the Ancients]] had infiltrated the [[Christianity\|Christian]] order, intending to corrupt the beliefs into their own.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>

	On 10 May 804, Alcuin wrote a letter to Charlemagne documenting his findings, warning and urging him to heed his words and steer clear from the Order. Unbeknownst to him, Charlemagne was similarly corrupted by the ideals and became a leader of the Order in his own right. A week later on 19 May, Alcuin died under unknown circumstances.<ref name="ACV" />		On 10 May 804, Alcuin wrote a letter to Charlemagne documenting his findings, warning and urging him to heed his words and steer clear from the Order. Unbeknownst to him, Charlemagne was similarly corrupted by the ideals and became a leader of the Order in his own right. A week later on 19 May, Alcuin died under unknown circumstances.<ref name="ACV" />

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	'''Alcuin of York''' (c. 735 – 804), also called '''Alcuin of Eoforwic''', was an [[Anglo-Saxons\|Anglo-Saxon]] [[scholar]], clergyman, poet, and teacher from [[York]] in the [[Northumbria\|Kingdom of Northumbria]].		'''Alcuin of York''' (c. 735 – 804), also called '''Alcuin of Eoforwic''', was an [[Anglo-Saxons\|Anglo-Saxon]] scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher from [[York]] in the [[Northumbria\|Kingdom of Northumbria]].

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	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	Alcuin's letter would eventually wound up in [[England]], where it came into the possession of King [[~~Aethelwulf~~, King of Wessex\|Aethelwulf of Wessex]], and eventually his son [[Alfred the Great\|Aelfred]]. Aelfred kept the letter in his study in [[the Old Minster]] of [[Winchester]], making his own commentaries on the Order and speculating that the Order or Charlemagne was responsible for Alcuin's death.<ref name="ACV" />		Alcuin's letter would eventually wound up in [[England]], where it came into the possession of King [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Aethelwulf of Wessex]], and eventually his son [[Alfred the Great\|Aelfred]]. Aelfred kept the letter in his study in [[the Old Minster]] of [[Winchester]], making his own commentaries on the Order and speculating that the Order or Charlemagne was responsible for Alcuin's death.<ref name="ACV" />

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==