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He met Charlemagne while returning from [[Rome]] in March of 781, and Charlemagne recruited Alcuin to head the Frankish palace school. Aside from two return trips to [[England]], in 786 and 790, Alcuin remained on the Continent for the rest of his life as a reformer, educator, and close advisor to the Frankish king.
He met Charlemagne while returning from [[Rome]] in March of 781, and Charlemagne recruited Alcuin to head the Frankish palace school. Aside from two return trips to [[England]], in 786 and 790, Alcuin remained on the Continent for the rest of his life as a reformer, educator, and close advisor to the Frankish king.
In 796, he became abbot of [[St. Martin's at Tours]], where he retired to write.
In 796, he became abbot of St. Martin's at Tours, where he retired to write.
==Works==
==Works==