To Einhard, Charlemagne was the ideal king. ... An important characteristic of Einhard's ideal king is power. ... Einhard saw this as, "striking proof of his fatherly affection" (Einhard 47). ... Einhard felt that a king should look "stately and dignified" (Einhard 50). ... The ability to do these things was important to Einhard. ...
Einhard portrays Charlemagne extremely successful in expanding his empire, especially when it came to using military force. ... One of the first wars that Einhard mentions is the one with the Saxons. ... Einhard mentions this to show that Charles didn't simply fight for the sake of fighting. ... Notker agrees with Einhard when it comes to Charlemagne's persistence and determination with respect to warfare. ... In conclusion, Einhard and Notker portray Charlemagne as being successful in expanding his empire. ...
"He paid the greatest attention to the liberal arts; and he had great respect for men who taught them, bestowing high honours upon them" (Einhard 79). ... Einhard writes: "Under him [Alcuin] the emperor spent much time and effort in studying rhetoric, dialectic and especially astrology. ... He also tried to learn to write" (Einhard 79). ... Concerning the coronation, Einhard says: "At first he was far from wanting this. ... He was firm and steady in human relationships, developing friendship easily- (Einhard 75). ...
This primary source is written by Einhard, Charlemagne's courtier and servant. ... He reigned two years until his demise (Einhard 3; "Charlemagne" 3). ... His office members included Einhard, who was a scholar. ... He also improved the singing and psalmody of the church (Einhard 26). ... The biography was written by Einhard in around 829-836 CE. ...
Who was Einhard to begin with? ... Einhard was obviously writing to honor Charlemagne. ... Yes Einhard was alive at that time and also a personal confidant of Charlemagne. ... Einhard, being Charlemagne's personal biographer has a leg up in this instance. ... However, one cannot help but think if Einhard is simply trying to make a modest man out of Charles. ...
We learn from a biography of Charles, written by his contemporary and associate Einhard, among other things, of Charles' conquests and victories over the Saxons and of his coronation as imperator by Pope Leo III. ... It took him thirty three years to pacify the Saxons and in the end we are told that he did not annihilate them in battle, but instead "[. . .] took ten thousand of those [. . .] and settled them [. . .] in many different bodies here and there in Gaul and Germany- (Einhard 138). ... Pope Leo III, fleeing persecution and seeking to regain his authority "had been compelled to...
The knowledge of the life and reign of Charlemagne in this book is obtained from the compilation of two pseudo-biographies, the Vita Caroli by Einhard and De Carolo Magno by the Monk of Saint Gall. The first part of the book, written by Einhard, presents itself as a eulogy to Charlemagne. In a time of personal despair, Einhard was taken in and given a job by Charlemagne. ... According to Einhard, "the King possessed nothing at all of his own, except a single estate with an extremely small revenue, in which he had his dwelling and from which came the servants, few enough in number, who minis...
" Wilson argues that during the Avar War, Charlemagne's "greatest stroke of good fortune, was the appropriation of the vast Avar treasure" After attacking the Avar camp known as 'The Ring' Charlemagne amassed a huge wealth and, as Einhard writes, it turned the Franks "from paupers into midases.... Einhard and Becher both underplay the role of the church during the Saxon Wars; instead they view it as a tool of government by which to claim booty. ... Einhard highlights a key point in saying that Charlemagne was induced by the Bishop of Rome to wage war on the ...
One example of this is displayed by Einhard, one of Charlemagne's prominent figures, who wrote a biography on Charlemagne years after his death. In an excerpt from the biography Einhard stated, "He was firm and steady in his human relationships, developing friendship easily, keeping it up with care and doing everything he possibly could for anyone (1, p 163)." ...
The earliest mention of sunspots in the West was in Einhard's Life of Charlemagne in AD807 Calendar The People's Republic of China uses the Gregorian Calendar for administrative purposes, but their traditional Chinese calendar is still used to set dates for the Spring, Mid-autumn and other Festivals based upon calculated positions of the sun and moon. ...
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Charlemagne was indeed one of the greatest medieval kings ever to reign. Not only was he a legend in his lifetime, but he was also known to voice and act upon his major opinions. His world views included two values to which he devoted much of his life in developing: the importance of education, and ...
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