Cadac-Andreas, Irish scholar, fl. 798 – 814. Cadac-Andreas was an Irish scholar at the court of

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who roused the ire of Bishop Theodulphus for lengthy and pedantic approach to

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, which he apparently delighted in. A nameless court poet, possibly connected to Theodulphus, wrote further of him, scorning and parodying * his fascination with etymologies in the three sacred languages * pondering who was the first person to perform something in the

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* pedantic, long-winded, interest in terminology Theodulphus grew to detest Cadac-Andreas so much that he strongly urged Charlemagne to have him dismissed from court. Yet much to the frustration of Theodulphus, and no doubt others at court, Cadac was subsequently awarded a bishopric by the king. Theodulphus, on the other hand, was later sent into exile by

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Sources

* ''"Hiberno-Latin Literature to 1169"'', Dáibhí Ó Crónín, ''"A New History of Ireland"'', volume one, 2005. * ''Theodulf und der Ire Cadac-Andreas'', Bernhard Bischoff, ''Mittelalterliche Studien'', three volumes, Stuttgart, 1966–81. 8th-century births 9th-century deaths Bishops in the Carolingian Empire Irish scholars and academics 9th-century Irish writers 8th-century Irish writers 9th-century Latin writers Irish expatriates in France Hiberno-Latin poets Irish Latinists 8th-century Latin writers {{Bishop-stub