Early Lives of Charlemagne by Eginhard and the Monk of St Gall edited by Prof. A. J. Grant

Name: Early Lives of Charlemagne by Eginhard and the Monk of St Gall edited by Prof. A. J. Grant
Author: Einhard

by Einhard, Balbulus Notker

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Project Gutenberg

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2015-05-03

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Public domain in the USA.

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Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814 France -- Kings and rulers -- Biography Holy Roman Empire -- Kings and rulers -- Biography France -- History -- To 987 -- Sources Holy Roman Empire -- History -- To 1517 -- Sources

About the authors

Einhard

d. 840

A close companion and biographer of Charlemagne, this 9th-century scholar left one of the most vivid firsthand portraits of the Carolingian world. His Life of Charlemagne remains a key source for anyone curious about the man behind the empire.

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Balbulus Notker

d. 912

A monk, poet, and musician from the Abbey of Saint Gall, he helped shape medieval sacred song and storytelling. His writings preserve both the spiritual world of his monastery and vivid glimpses of the Carolingian age.

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