medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> Bede (d. 735) The greatest Anglo-Saxon scholar, whose fame overshadowed
> that of Aldhelm. Bede was a monk of Wearmouth-Jarrow, part of the
> Northumbrian renaissance that fueled that of the Carolingians. He was a
> prolific author, and as historian even cited his sources(!)
Known as "the Father of English History". IIRC he was also a mathematician,
a reformer of the calendar and the first person to date events from the
Incarnation. i e he invented AD.
Brenda M. C.
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