Two Lives of Charlemagne

Name: Two Lives of Charlemagne
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ISBN: 9780140442137

ISBN-10: 0140442138

ISBN-13: 9780140442137

Edition: 2000

Authors: Einhard, Notker the Stammerer, Lewis Thorpe, Abbot Einhard, Abbot Einhard

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Einhard's 'Life of Charlemagne' is an absorbing chronicle of one of the most powerful and dynamic of all medieval rulers, written by a close friend and adviser. It describes Charlemagne's personal life, and depicts one of the defining moments in European history: his coronation as emperor in Rome.

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/30/1969
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.10" wide x 7.77" long x 0.54" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Einhardwas born of noble parents in the Main valley around 770 AD and was sent in the 790s to the court of Charlemagne. Notker Babbulus(The Stammerer) was born near the monastery of St. Gall, in Switzerland, around 840. He wrote his account of Charlemagne for Emperor Charles the Fat between 884 and 887. David Ganzis a professor of paleography at Kings College, London.