Einhard

The Life of Charlemagne was written by Einhard to honor Charlemagne. He claimed that after the last Merovingian King fell, there was no more power within the dynasty. Einhard described the Merovingian kings as weak, in order to show how powerful Charlemagne was. He was extremely biased in his favor of the patron. He lived during Charlemagne’s life and believed that he could accurately portray him. On Christmas day 800, Charlemagne was crowned emperor. Although emperors existed before him, which implicated

empty title. The impression given is that it is the mayor of the palace, instead, who holds true power in the kingdom; all of the wealth and all authoritative responsibility. The king then, can be seen as nothing more than a figurehead. The portrait Einhard paints of the Merovingian royalty is quite a demeaning one. However, we know that the Merovingians royal claim was still respected by their subjects. This is evidenced by the failed coup d’etat, which Grimoald, serving as

former member of his court, Einhard. This source provides historians with a first-hand account of Charlemagne’s activities and personality from someone close to him. It is important to first recognise the problems with this source. The clearest problem is Einhard’s personal attachment to his former Emperor, his account reflecting the affection he felt for Charlemagne. We know from Walahfrid’s prologue how indebted and loyal Einhard was to Charlemagne. However, Einhard does not completely romanticise

person’s life written from the perspective of another. It is typically written in third person, different from an autobiography which is written by that particular person on their own lives, written in the first person. One such biography was Einhards, Life of Charlemagne, or Vita

Einhard (c. 770-840) was a renowned monk, scholar, and writer of Frankish descent. Although regarded highly for many achievements, the most important contribution of his lifetime was the uncharacteristically secular Life of Charlemagne, which has since become a topic of great discussion and scrutiny. Many contemporary historians criticize Einhard’s biography about the mighty Frankish ruler on the basis that it seems to be biased towards painting a near perfect picture of Charlemagne’s reign as king

St. Gall, and in a positive way by Einhard. Einhard was very close to Charlemagne. He lived at the same time and with Charlemagne himself. His version of “The Life of Charlemagne” was writing right after his death. The Monk of St. Gall wrote his version more than 70 years after Charlemagne’s death. He did not live with or even at the same time as Charlemagne. This is probably one of the reasons the view on the ruler are completely different. The reason Einhard wrote his biography of Charlemagne

La Chanson de Roland, or The Song of Roland, is the oldest surviving French poem. It is also the oldest and greatest of the chansons de geste, medieval epic poems written in French. In old French, "geste" means a deed or action, often of heroic proportions. A hundred or so of these epic poems survive, dating from around the year 1100 to the late fourteenth century. In their time, they were exceedingly popular. Although we know neither the identity of The Song of Roland 's composer nor the date of

Another aspect of Einhard’s writing that must be questioned is his mention of friendships with other kings as this is another area which seems to have a strong subtext. Einhard mentions that Charlemagne made some alliances through friendship however these friendships often have a deeper reason for their existence than purely his friendly nature: fear. When “Alfonso [II], the king of Galicia and Asturias… ordered that in Charle’s presence he was only to be referred to as his subject” he may have been

written by Einhard, gives a detailed look into the professional life of the great king Charlemagne. Einhard was one of Charlemagne's servants who was able to give the readers a more closely analyzed view of the great leader reign. As one of Charlemagne's servants, Einhard displayed nothing but positive views on the king's accomplishments. Einhard says that Charlemagne was “most excellent and deservedly most famous king”(17) depicting just how fondly he thought of the king. Einhard gives optimistic

authors, Einhard and Notker the Stammer. Both writings have similarities as well as major differences. Today, I will illustrate a comparison and contrast between the two accounts that the book was written in and how that affects the viewpoints that the character, Charlemagne, is seen as. Einhard was the first person to write about the life of Charlemagne. He was a member of the court as well as a known scholar. He lived to be loyal servant to Charlemagne while living in his palace. Einhard saw loved