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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Einhard
Thus, in 802 he placed in his hands the negotiations for the exchange of distinguished Saxon hostages, and in 806 he was dispatched to Rome to obtain papal approbation for the partition of the empire the emperor had just decided upon.
Einhard, in 830, withdrew to Mühlheim (Mulinheim) on the Main, which he had been granted as early as 815, together with other estates, as a mark of imperial favour.
The most important of Einhard's works is the "Vita Caroli Magni." This, the best biography of the whole period of the Middle Ages, written in close imitation of Suetonius, particularly his "Vita Augusti", shows the emperor from the standpoint of the most intimate personal acquaintance with all sides of his
www.newadvent.org /cathen/05366b.htm   (494 words)

  
  Einhard
Einhard, a Frank, was a dedicated servant of Charlemagne.
Einhard's literary model was the classical work of the Roman historian Suetonius, the "Lives of the Caesars." Although his work is biased in the sense that it was written as a praise of Charlemagne.
Einhard was from the eastern part of the Frankish kingdom, the portion that is still German speaking.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/e/ei/einhard.html   (365 words)

  
 Medieval Sourcebook: Einhard: The Life of Charlemagne (Complete)
Einhard wrote in imitation of the Roman biographer Suetonius (c.69-after 122 CE), especially his Life of Augustus, which is also online.
SINCE I have taken upon myself to narrate the public and private life, and no small part of the deeds, of my lord and foster-father, the most lent and most justly renowned King Charles, I have condensed the matter into as brief a form as possible.
Einhard: The Life of Charlemagne, translated by Samuel Epes Turner, (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1880) [in 1960 the University of Michigan Press reprinted this translation, with a copyrighted forward by Sidney Painter]
www.fordham.edu /halsall/basis/einhard.html   (7051 words)

  
 Medieval Sourcebook: Einhard: Life of Charlemagne
The most extensive account of his life is by his friend and courtier, Einhard.
Although Einhard modeled his life on the genre of biography exemplified by the Roman writer Suetonius, there is no reason to believe that much of the detail is inaccurate.
The Full Text of Einhard's Life of Charlemagne is also available here.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/source/einhard1.html   (1404 words)

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