Heloise and Abelard, the prototypical star-crossed lovers...
At one point, Burge sums up Abelard's autobiography roughly as follows: promising career ruined by the jealousy of his colleagues, a disastrous love affair that led to his castration, followed by exile to a land of homicidal monks. Very hard not to feel sorry for the fellow.
I'm still startled that they named their son Astralabe. I thought baby names like Apple or Telescope were modern innovations.
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