4 Quotes & Sayings By Alcuin
Alcuin was the son of a British diplomat stationed in Aachen, Germany. At the age of nine, he was sent to England to live with his guardians. At the age of sixteen, he abandoned his studies to become a monk at York and later Northumbria, taking the name of Alcuin of York. He became master of the school at Tours
He held many other offices in abbeys and bishoprics and acted as tutor to Charlemagne and Alfred the Great. He was a prolific writer and translator and had a great influence on education in Europe during the Dark Ages.
