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Puts how much effort Alfred and his scholars redeveloped education and learning into perspective. I had never thought about how hard an endeavor it would be to basically rebuild (in many instances establish) an education system so people would learn and become knowledgeable, let alone read and write.

Also, “all quiet on the West Saxon front” was funny (43).

A Celtic man, in the middle of Spain, finds a Caliph’s secret hidden study, by happenstance, and memorizes the formula for gunpowder, which would evade civilizations for centuries to come. For Kerbouchard, it’s another Tuesday. Accurate? NOPE. Entertaining? For sure.