According to his biography, he went to Toledo, Spain, studied black magic there, returned home to become a Benedictine monk at St Samer Abbey near Calais, and then left the monastery to avenge his murdered father.
He went to Toledo, Spain. This was according to his biography. He studied black magic there. This was according to his biography. He returned home. This was according to his biography. This was to become a Benedictine monk at St Samer Abbey near Calais. He left the monastery to avenge his murdered father. This was according to his biography.