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524. Charlemagne: Pagan Killer (Part 2)

1976.536 - 1994.411 Dominic Sandbrook

So there's a kind of scholarly link between those two extraordinary people. And Einhard, again, the biography of Charlemagne, he thought Alcuin was brilliant. He described him as the most learned man to be found anywhere. And the thing that's impressive about Alcuin is that he's also very, very good at politics. He's kind of a very seasoned diplomat.

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