Two lives of Charlemagne
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Two lives of Charlemagne
（Penguin classics, L213）
Penguin, 1969
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Vita Karoli Magni imperatoris
Gesta Karoli Magni
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Translation of Einhard's Vita Karoli Magni imperatoris and of Notker's Gesta Karoli Magni as published in 1867 in v. 4 of Bibliotheca rerum germanicarum
Bibliography: p. 201-202
Includes index
Contents of Works
- The life of Charlemagne / Einhard
- Charlemagne / Notker the stammerer, Monk of Saint Gall
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is an absorbing chronicle of one of the most powerful and dynamic of all medieval rulers, written by a close friend and adviser. In elegant prose it describes Charlemagne's personal life, details his achievements in reviving learning and the arts, recounts his military successes and depicts one of the defining moments in European history: Charlemagne's coronation as emperor in Rome on Christmas day 800. By contracts, Notker's account, written sone decades after Charlemagne's death, is a collection of anecdotes rather thamn a presentation of historical facts.
Table of Contents
- Charlemagne, King and Emperor
- Einhard the Frank
- the "Vita Caroli" of Einhard
- the stammering monk of Saint Gall
- the "De Carolo Magno" of Notker the stammerer, monk of Saint Gall. The life of Charlemagne: Walahfrid Strabo's prologue
- Einhard's introduction
- book I - the early Carolingians
- book II - the wars and political affairs of Charlemagne
- book III - the Emperor's private life
- book IV - the Emperor's last years and death
- book V - Charlemagne's last will and testament. Charlemagne: book I - the piety of Charlemagne and his care of the Church
- book II - the wars and the military exploits of Charlemagne.
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