He claims that he attained fluency in Latin by the age of seven or eight , and excelled in competition with children twice his age .
Indeed , by his own account Psalmanazar was something of a child prodigy .
Psalmanazar claims that Psalmanazar attained fluency in Latin by the age of seven or eight , and excelled in competition with children twice Psalmanazar 's age .
Indeed , by his own account Psalmanazar was something of a child prodigy .