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Walafrid, alternatively spelt Walahfrid, nicknamed Strabo (or Strabus, i.e. "squint-eyed") (c. 808 – 18 August 849), was an Alemannic Benedictine monk and theological writer who lived on Reichenau Island in southern Germany.
Apr 15, 2024 · Walafrid Strabo (born c. 808, Swabia—died Aug. 18, 849, Reichenau, Franconia [now in Germany]) was a Benedictine abbot, theologian, and poet whose Latin writings were the principal exemplar of German Carolingian culture.
WALAFRID STRABO. The "Squinter" abbot, carolingian renaissance scholar; b. c. 808; d. Aug. 18, 849. Born of a poor Swabian family, he was educated at reichenau under Tatto, Wettin, and Grimaldus, and later at Fulda under rabanus maurus.
Walafrid Strabo (809-849) wrote Hortulus (My Little Garden), a long Latin poem (440 lines), about his love of gardening and all the plants that he grew at Reichenau Abbey.
Walafrid, alternatively spelt Walahfrid, surnamed Strabo (or Strabus, i.e. 'squint-eyed') (c. 808 – 18 August 849), was a Frankish monk and theological writer. Walafrid Strabo's works are theological, historical and poetical.
Walafrid Strabo. (c. 808—849) Quick Reference. ( c. 808–49), i.e. ‘Walafrid the Squinter’, poet and biblical exegete. He studied under Rabanus Maurus, became tutor to the Emperor's son Charles (the future Charles the Bald) in 829, and in 839 abbot of Reichenau.
Walahfrid Strabo. c. 808-849. Swabian scholar whose Liber de cultura hortorum describes a number of herbs and medicinal plants and their healing properties. A Benedictine monk, he served as tutor to Holy Roman Emperor Charles II (the Bald) in about 829, and wrote a number of theological works.
