[His excitement makes Alcuin smile- he has no idea who any of those people are (well, the possibly-dragon was talking about Napoleon, but beyond that... no, he has nothing.] Well, you are in luck. There are a great many of the French here. They're all very pleasant gentlemen, too.

...everything would be a very large task, Messire Doctor. I can tell you that our land was founded by Blessed Elua, the son of Yeshua ben Yosef and thus the grandson of the One God. Well, he and his companions, the eight angels who left Heaven to accompany him on his journey.