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'''Alcuin of York''' (c. 735 – 804), also called '''Alcuin of Eoforwic''', was an [[Anglo-Saxon]] scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher from [[York]] in the [[Northumbria|Kingdom of Northumbria]]. | |image = Wiki noimage.jpg | ||
|birth = c. 735<br>[[York]], [[Northumbria]] | |||
|death = 19 May 804<br>[[Tours]], [[Francia]] | |||
|species = [[Human]] | |||
|affiliates = {{Wiki|Catholic Church}} | |||
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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]]. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
In his later years, Alcuin accepted an invitation from | ===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 | 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 | 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" /> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
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> | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:30, 6 May 2026
Alcuin of York (c. 735 – 804), also called Alcuin of Eoforwic, was an Anglo-Saxon scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher from York in the Kingdom of Northumbria.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Service in Francia[edit | edit source]
In his later years, Alcuin accepted an invitation from Emperor Charlemagne of the Franks to become a scholar and teach in the Carolingian court.[1] In 803, Alcuin led an investigation within the churches and monasteries of the empire, discovering that the Order of the Ancients had infiltrated the Christian order, intending to corrupt its beliefs into their own.[2]
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.[2]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
Alcuin's letter eventually wound up in England, where it came into the possession of King Aethelwulf of Wessex, and later his son 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.[2]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
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 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?"[3]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Alcuin on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Poor Fellow-Soldier
- ↑ Sack of Lindisfarne on Wikipedia