What is Eilmer of Malmesbury?
[[File:Eilmer of Malmesbury.jpg|thumb|200px|Eilmer]] '''Eilmer of Malmesbury''' was an English [[monk]], born around 980. He is known for having attempted one of the first human flights in history. The reason Eilmer made his flight was that he needed to think of a way out whenever the [[Vikings]] would attack the abbey. He went up a church tower with his gliding equipment that he had made from willow or ash. He made a downward flight of some 200 meters or so - from at least 18 meters high. ==References== *http://www.abc.net.au/cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ss/stories/s1010848.htm [[Category:980s births]] [[Category:Year of death missing]] [[Category:Christian monks]] [[Category:Benedictines]] [[Category:English Roman Catholics]] [[Category:Year of death unknown]] [[Category:People from Wiltshire]]