Chapter 5
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As in the frontispiece, an extract from a letter written by the scholar Alcuin from the court of Charlemagne, addressed to the clergy and nobles of Kent in 797 AD
As in the frontispiece, an extract from a letter written by the scholar Alcuin from the court of Charlemagne, addressed to the clergy and nobles of Kent in 797 AD‘Imminet uero maximum insulae huic et populo habitanti in ea periculum. Ecce quod nunquam antea auditum fuit, populus paganus solet uastare piratico latrocinio littora nostra.’
Translation: (as on page 41 of the novel)
Translation: (as on page 41 of the novel)‘A very great danger threatens this island and the people dwelling in it. Behold a thing never before heard of, a pagan people is becoming accustomed to laying waste our shores with piratical robbery.’
For a pleasant brief biography of Alcuin see this link from the British Library.
For a pleasant brief biography of Alcuin see this link from the British Library.https://www.bl.uk/people/alcuin-of-york#
https://www.bl.uk/people/alcuin-of-york#
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