The Fulcrum of Courage, Part 2
Gerbert of Aurillac lived during the 10th century, when hardly anyone could read. Monks copied books by hand. Every monastery had its own spellings, and some used different alphabets.
Western Europe was in turmoil. King Lothair of France had an ongoing power struggle with the kings of …
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