wrote many theological and dogmatic treatises, as well as a few grammatical works and a number of poems. In 796, he was made abbot of Marmoutier Abbey, in Tours, where he worked on perfecting the Carolingian minuscule script. He remained there until his death.

Biography

Background

Alcuin was born in Northumbria, presumably sometime in the 730s. Virtually

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