Extractions: More.... The following information was submitted by Michael Allchin of Wiltshire It's interesting to read your understanding of some of the ancient history of the clan. It's encouraging that we also have had this idea of the name stemming from a d'Alquin as one of our family myths - without, it has to be said, any evidence of it being true! Here are a few more points which we have dredged up - again, mostly anecdotal. The link before the 11th century is supposed to find its way as far as a monk by the name of Alcuin, who started his rise to fame in York some time in the 8th century, in the Bede school of learning. It was some rise, too - he eventually held the post of Clerical Advisor to Charlemagne, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire: considering the importance of religious guidance to such a figure at such a time, this must have been a rather major post. He was given abbeys to run at Troyes and then Tours, at which he established important centres and traditions of (mainly theological) learning. There is now a college in his honour at York University
Biography: Alcuin Of York alcuin of york. Back to Last Page Glossary Index Related Terms. Name Alcuinof York. Dates Born c. 730 in Northumbria Died 804 Abbot of Tours 796. http://atheism.about.com/library/glossary/western/bldef_alcuinofyork.htm
Extractions: Alcuin of York (735 - 804) was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine who receives his learning from a student of Bede. In 778 he accepted an invitation from Charlemagne to a meeting of the leading scholars at Aachen, where he was made head of Charlemagne's Palace School. Alcuin and the others emphasized the study of scriptures and philosophical texts in their original languages, as opposed to Latin translations which had been much more common. Alcuin was also responsible for the development of Carolingian minuscule, a form of writing which became common. It was much easier to read than the older, unspaced capital script which had been in use. Also Known As: none Alternate Spellings: none Common Misspellings: none Related Resources: What is Christianity?
Carolingian Dynasty Related Terms. alcuin of york. During this renaissance alcuin of york (735 804) was made head of a school of monks and teachers. Also Known As none. http://atheism.about.com/library/glossary/western/bldef_carolingian.htm
Extractions: The Carolingian Dynasty was named after one of its strongest and most famous leaders, Carolus Magnus (Charlemagne). Two early and famous leaders were Charles Martel (714 - 741) and Pepin the Short (741 - 751). Martel was made famous for defeating the Muslim armies at Tours in 732. The Carolingian rulers maintained control with a powerful army made up of most of the free men living in their lands. Carolingian rulers were responsible for the Carolingian Renaissance. This development of learning and art helped preserve Western civilization of the past for the benefit of the future. Charlemagne had a great fondness for education and encouraged the clergy to preserve and develop it. Of particular help were the Irish monks whom Charlemagne invited to teach in his realm - Ireland had not suffered the material and intellectual devestation which afflicted the rest of Western Europe. During this renaissance Alcuin of York (735 - 804) was made head of a school of monks and teachers.
Alcuin St Alcuin. St alcuin of york (Flaccus Albinus), abbot of Tours, died20 May 804 From a medieval drawing. Alcuin was an Englishman http://www.diakonoi.org/naadalcu.htm
Bede And Alcuin: A Bibliography PRIMARY SOURCES. Allott, S., alcuin of york his life and letters (York, 1987).essential reading. GENERAL WORKS. Browne, GF, alcuin of york (London, 1908). http://www.le.ac.uk/hi/js73/Special Subject/spsj8.html
Extractions: The Age of Bede and Alcuin a bibliography NB: Consult also the General books in your Northumbria Bibliography for discussions of Alcuin in his homeland PRIMARY SOURCES Allott, S., Alcuin of York - his life and letters (York, 1987). essential reading. See also EHD for alternative Translations of some of the letters Godman, P., ed., Alcuin, the Bishops, Kings, and Saints of York (Oxford, 1982). Godman, P., The Poetry of the Carolingian Renaissance (London, 1985). A translation of some of Alcuin's poetry GENERAL WORKS Browne, G. F., Alcuin of York (London, 1908). Duckett, E. S., Alcuin, Friend of Charlemagne: his world and his work (New York, 1951). Gaskoin, C. J. B., Alcuin: his life and work (London, 1904). Levison, W., England and the Continent in the Eighth Century (Oxford, 1946). Wallace-Hadrill, J. M., 'Charlemagne and England', in Early Medieval History 155-180. (Oxford, 1975). Wallach, L., Alcuin and Charlemagne: studies in Carolingian history and literature (New York, 1959). Wormald, P., 'The Age of Offa and Alcuin', in The Anglo-Saxons ed. J. Campbell, (London, 1982, reprinted 1991).
Extractions: 23 October 1997 One of York's most illustrious sons, Alcuin of York, will be commemorated in a new series of annual lectures beginning on 31 October in St William's College. The lecture is a partnership between the University's Centre for Medieval Studies and the Dean and Chapter of York Minster. Alcuin was an early medieval scholar, brought up and educated in the cathedral community of York. In 767 he became master of the cathedral school where he had a seminal influence on the young clerks, who included future archbishops. His fame spread and the Emperor Charlemagne invited him to join his court. Alcuin went on to fashion Charlemagne's educational and religious policy which had long-lasting effects on European culture. "Alcuin was one of the most learned and influential figures of the Middle Ages," says Dr Catherine Cubitt of the Centre for Medieval Studies. "He lived in York when it was a leading political and commercial capital, and its cathedral school was a European centre of scholarship. The vitality and prosperity of this Anglo-Saxon age in York is often overlooked by popular concentration on the Vikings. We aim to rejuvenate interest in York's earlier pre-eminence by establishing this lecture." The first York Alcuin Lecture will be given by Professor Donald Bullough, Emeritus Professor at the University of St Andrews, and the foremost scholar of Alcuin studies. His biography of Alcuin is shortly to be published by Oxford University Press. The lecture is at 7.30 in the McLagin Hall, St William's College on Friday 31 October, and is open to all.
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The Alcuin Collaboration - Information The famous AngloSaxon scholar and statesman, alcuin of york (735 - 804), was bornnear York and was educated at the Cathedral School in York, one of the most http://www.york.ac.uk/alcuincollaboration/textalcuininfo.htm
Department Of History At York, Dr Mary Garrison The Social World of Alcuin Nicknames at York and at the Carolingian Court' inalcuin of york Scholar at the Carolingian Court (Germania Latina III) ed L. http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/hist/staff/mdg.htm
Extractions: Mary Garrison's research interests are centred on the literary and cultural history of early Medieval Europe and include court culture, letters, literacy, and communication, early medieval ideology, the contribution of Insular scholars to Carolingian Europe, medieval latin literature and manuscript studies, consolation literature and Carolingian reception of the classics. Her dissertation was about Alcuin and before coming to York she worked for three years in Utrecht in a research project on Medieval literacy. Forthcoming publications include Alcuin's World through his Letters and Verse (Cambridge) and a co-edited volume on Latin and the Vernaculars in the Early Medieval West . Current projects include a study of Sapientia in the Carolingian world. She welcomes enquiries from students interested in any aspect of early medieval insular or continental cultural history. Publications include: 'The Emergence of Carolingian Latin Literature and the Court of Charlemagne (780-814) in Carolingian Culture: Emulation and Innovation ed. R. McKitterick (Cambridge 1994)
Medieval Church.org.uk: Alcuin (c.740-804) Secondary Sources. S. Allott, alcuin of york. Mary Garrison, Janet L. Nelson DominicTweddle, Alcuin and Charlemagne the Golden Age of York. Maxiprint, 2001. http://www.medievalchurch.org.uk/p_alcuin.html
Extractions: - QUICK FIND INDEX - Secondary Sources ALCUIN ( , Latinized Flaccus Albinus ), b. at York about 735; d. at Tours, May 19, 804; received a monastic education in the celebrated school of York, the repreentative of Irish learning on Anglo-Saxon ground, and became in 766 the master of the school himself. In 782, returning home from a journey to Rome, he met Charlemagne Charlemagne as its centre, stood at the head of the whole civilizing movement of the age. Charlemagne Charlemagne seemed to promise. Theology he consequently considered as the principal element of education. His own theology is wholly positive, without originality, derived from the Fathers. He wrote both on dogmatics: De Fide Sanctae et Individuce Trinitatis De Trinitate ad Fridigisum Quaestiones Libellus de processione Spiritus Sancti , etc.; and on exegetics. In his exegetical writings the mystico-allegorical method predominates. Classical learning, However, must not be neglected for theology. Classical and ecclesiastical traditions belong together; and, by combining them, the Christian Church becomes the true guardian of civilization. The Christian state which Charlemagne Charlemagne Philip Schaff, ed.
Exciting Holiness: 20 May alcuin of york, Abbot of Tours. 20 May Lesser Festival Teacher of theFaith White. Alcuin was descended from a noble Northumbrian family. http://www.oremus.org/liturgy/e-h/m05/d20.html
Extractions: Alcuin of York, Abbot of Tours 20 May Lesser Festival Teacher of the Faith White Alcuin was descended from a noble Northumbrian family. Although the date and place of his birth are not known, he was probably born in the year 735 in or near York. He entered the cathedral school there as a child, continued as a Scholar and became Master. In 781, he went to Aachen as adviser to Charlemagne on religious and educational matters and as Master of the Palace School, where he established an important library. Although not a monk and in deacon's orders, in 796 he became Abbot of Tours, where he died in the year 804. Alcuin wrote poetry, revised the lectionary, compiled a sacramentary and was involved in other significant liturgical work. God of Wisdom, Eternal Light,
20 May 20 May alcuin of york, Deacon, Abbot of Tours, 820. Lesser Festival. HistoricalNote. Sentence. Collect. Readings. Preface. PostCommunion. Sentence. title page May http://www.oremus.org/liturgy/etc/ktf/m05/d20.html
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Extractions: Continuities in European Family Law Conference Aberdeen, 3-5 July 1998 Programma on-line: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/canonlaw/page3.html Informazioni: prof. Angelo Forte, Department of Law, University of Aberdeen (tel. **/44/1224/272456, fax **/44/1224/272203) E-mail: a.d.forte@abdn.ac.uk Sito: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/canonlaw/
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Alkuin (or Alcuin, Circa 735-804) Translations Rolph Barlow Page, The Letters of Alcuin, New York, Forest Press,1909. Stephen Allott, alcuin of york his life and letters, York, 1974. http://www.bu.edu/english/levine/alcend.htm
Extractions: Alkuin (or Alcuin, circa 735-804) by Robert Levine, Boston University and Whitney Bolton, Rutgers University (Whitney Bolton and Robert Levine, Dictionary of Literary Biography, volume 148, German Writers and Works of the Early Middle Ages: 800-1170 , edited by James Hardin and Will Hasty, 1994, pp. 3-7) MAJOR WORKS : Poetry. Manuscripts: Stuttgart G38 ninth century; Sangall. 565 First publication: Andreas Quercetanus (V. Cl. Du Chesne), Paris, 1617. Standard Editions: Poetae Latini Aevi Carolini , ed. Ernst Dümmler, Berlin, 1881, volume one. Versus de Patribus Regibus et Sanctis Euboricensis Ecclesiae Peter Godman, editor, De pontificibus et sanctis Ecclesiae Eboracensis, The Bishops, Kings, and Saints of York , English and Latin, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1982. Translations Poetry of the Carolingian Renaissance , edited, translated, with an introduction by Peter Godman, Norman, University of Oklahoma Press, 1985, pp. 118-149. Harold Isbell, The Last Poets of Imperial Rome , translations, introductions, notes and glossary, Baltimore, Penguin, 1971. Letters Manuscripts: Dümmler lists six English, five French, seven German
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