Einhard: The Life of Charlemagne | October 24 2012 | Anchorage Woman Part of Archaeological Discovery October 24‚ 2012 An exciting discovery is being celebrated half way around the world today. Ms. Arliene Rose of Anchorage‚ Alaska was working with a field crew on the restoration of the Palatine Chapel‚ in Germany when a great historical document was unearthed. The document was a narrative written by the Barbarian‚ Einhard; a fostered son as well as loving and loyal subject to King of
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Frankish Empire’s formation. In regards to the nature and scope of Charlemagne’s empire‚ Einhard draws particular attention to the ways in which the Frankish Empire was the continuation and embodiment of old‚ Roman prestige. However‚ Einhard ultimately draws attention away from traditional associations of empire and imperialism‚ instead focusing on a very specific– and often overlooked– Roman
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The Styles of Historiography: Herodotus vs. Einhard Herodotus and Einhard write history in two completely different styles. Einhard’s style is about giving specific details‚ while Herodotus’s style is about giving his own personal opinions and information that he has from secondary sources. The biggest effect of the difference amongst the two historian’s style of writing is the fact that Einhard’s history of Charlemagne’s life gives information that makes it seem as if the events were
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Einhard was a courtier in Charlemagne ’s Frankish Kingdom. During Charlemagne ’s rule/life (768-824)‚ he dedicated a vast amount of time and energy into supporting the notions of classical learning. He went so far as to start a school comprised of many scholars within his palace. Their role was to educate the nobility‚ the priesthood and the people‚ as well as hold counsel with the king. This is where Einhard and Charlemagne first encountered each other. Einhard was a small but intelligent man
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Charles from two different perspectives. The first section is written by Einhard and the second section is written by Notker the Stammerer. One perspective views Charlemagne more like a human and the other account view Charlemagne as more pious and saint-like. The two different views of Charlemagne’s reign both coincide that Charlemagne was a generous ruler and was a great king and emperor. The first section is written by Einhard who claims to be one of the most qualified people to write about Charlemagne’s
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shaper of early medieval European history. However‚ both of these versions possess the admiration of a noble man who they believe is worthy enough to be noted in history to some degree. The first account of Charlemagne’s life was by his courtier‚ Einhard‚ who thought it would be a tragedy if history forgot such a noble ruler. Furthermore‚ not only does he believe that it should be him to write about Charlemagne’s life‚ but only him. He clearly states that since he himself has witnessed Charlemagne’s
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In Two Lives of Charlemagne‚ author Einhard‚ an advisor and close friend of Charles the Great‚ related the accomplishments and qualities of his lord and patron. He felt that if he failed to document Charlemagne ’s life‚ the Frankish King would lose much of the respect that his greatness deserved. Einhard organized his work by telling of the wars and political conquests‚ societal works‚ and the King ’s private life. In glorifying Charlemagne‚ Einhard prescribed the qualities of a good and effective
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History 100 Fall 2014 James J. Sack 1012 UH Office hours 10-1045 TTh and by appointment HYPERLINK mailtojsack@uic.edu jsack@uic.edu Books for this course may be purchased at the UIC Bookstore. They include Einhard and Notker the Stammerer‚ Two Lives of Charlemagne Joshua Cole and Carol Symes‚ Western Civilizations‚ Volume I (Brief‚ Third edition) Huppert‚ George‚ After the Black Death Plato‚ Trial and Death of Socrates In addition to the above four books‚ students are also to read St. Pauls
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destroyed one extraordinary image‚ that of the Romans‚ which had‚ it was true‚ feet of iron‚ or even feet of clay‚ then raised up‚ among the Franks‚ the golden head of a second image‚ equally remarkable‚ in the person of the illustrious Charlemagne. Notker the Stammerer‚ the monk of St. Gall‚ wrote these words in AD 844 to describe the reign of the most influential Frankish king Charlemagne ( Lectures 1). Charlemagne‚ son of Pepin the Short‚ ruled the Franks for 47 years (Koeller 1). The Carolingian
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