Einhard - Wikipedia
Einhard (also Eginhard or Einhart; Latin: E(g)inhardus; c. 775 – 14 March 840) was a Frankish scholar and courtier. Einhard was a dedicated servant of Charlemagne and his son Louis the Pious; his main work is a biography of Charlemagne, the Vita Karoli Magni, "one of the most precious literary bequests of the early Middle Ages". [1]
Einhard | Charlemagne, Carolingian Dynasty, Biographer | Britannica
Einhard (born c. 770, Maingau, Franconia [Germany]—died March 14, 840, Seligenstadt, Franconia) was a Frankish historian and court scholar whose writings are an invaluable source of information on Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire.
Einhard’s Biography Of Charlemagne | The Eighth Century and …
2015年6月20日 · A noble and learned man named Einhard, born around 770 of a noble family from the eastern part of the realm, wrote the biography in his retirement, about a decade after Charlemagne’s death. Einhard came to the king’s court in 791 after an extensive monastic education, a group of scholars that Charlemagne had been gathering around him.
Charlemagne's Courtier: The Complete Einhard on JSTOR
Einhard and Charlemagne have traveled through history together, at least as we have always imagined them, the little biographer and his towering subject. Their relationship has always struck observers, including Einhard himself, as that of a nurturing father and his adopted son.
Einhard | Encyclopedia.com
EINHARD. The biographer and royal counselor of charlemagne; b. c. 770; d. Seligenstadt, March 14, 840. Einhard, educated first at Fulda, was eventually sent to Charlemagne's palace school at Aachen, where he continued his education under alcuin.
Internet History Sourcebooks: Medieval Sourcebook
Einhard wrote in imitation of the Roman biographer Suetonius (c.69-after 122 CE), especially his Life of Augustus, which is also online.
Einhard, the Scribe, and the Life of Charlemagne | SciHi Blog
On March 14, 840, Frankish scholar and courtier Einhard passed away. A dedicated servant of Charlemagne [1] and his son Louis the Pious, Einhard’s is best known for “ Vita Karoli Magni “, a biography of Charlemagne, one of the most precious literary bequests of the early Middle Ages.
Vita Karoli Magni - Wikipedia
Vita Karoli Magni (Life of Charlemagne) is a biography of Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Emperor of the Romans, written by Einhard. [1][2] The Life of Charlemagne is a 33 chapter account starting with the full genealogy of the Merovingian family, going through the rise of the Carolingian dynasty, and then detailing the exploits and temperam...
Two Lives of Charlemagne (Penguin Classics)
2008年9月30日 · The biographies brought together here provide a rich and varied portrait of the king from two perspectives: that of Einhard, a close friend and adviser, and of Notker, a monastic scholar and musician writing fifty years after Charlemagne's death.
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Focusing solely on the Carolingian aristocrat and intellectual, Einhard (ca. 770–840), Dutton has carefully gathered and translated every extant work of this famous biographer of Charlemagne (as currently ascribed to him by scholars), and bound them together with the few trace remarks left by contemporaries about his life, his achievements, and ...