... intimidate his opponent to avoid war all together. Notker also discusses Charles' pursuit of expanding his empire. He seems to agree with what Einhard had to say about Charlemagne being able to intimidate his enemy and therefore it wasn't always necessary to go to battle. He also talks ... Desiderius' observer fainted when he saw Charles approaching. The next day Charlemagne conquered the city without any bloodshed. Notker shows us, just as Einhard did, that Charles could simply set up camp outside an enemy territory and terrify them to a point where no fighting was necessary. He knew ....

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... under his belt, which was Charles Augustus, Emperor of Rome. There many accounts of the coronation and two of them, the one written by Einhard and the other which was recorded in the Royal Frankish Annals are popular sources for the event. However, both show two different accounts. With the ... right or wrong. This essay will examine the reliability of both accounts through their history, closeness, and interaction with Charlemagne himself. Who was Einhard to begin with? Einhard was born about 775 with a Frankish background and was raised and educated at the monastery of Fulda which was ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... appropriation of the vast Avar treasure" After attacking the Avar camp known as 'The Ring' Charlemagne amassed a huge wealth and, as Einhard writes, it turned the Franks "from paupers into midases." With this treasure Charlemagne was able to fund further military campaigns, as well ... secure the loyalty of the counts and barons that ruled the separate regions, without this they would rebel and deny Charlemagne's over-lordship. Einhard and Becher both underplay the role of the church during the Saxon Wars; instead they view it as a tool of government by which ... essentially on wh...

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... exclude Charlemagne from the ranks of the greatest rulers of all time. We learn from a biography of Charles, written by his contemporary and associate Einhard, among other things, of Charles' conquests and victories over the Saxons and of his coronation as imperator by Pope Leo III. But upon closer ... instead "[. . .] took ten thousand of those [. . .] and settled them [. . .] in many different bodies here and there in Gaul and Germany- (Einhard 138). In other words he was forced to relocate and absorb them into Frankish lands because destroying them proved impossible "an impressive feat...

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... in this book is obtained from the compilation of two pseudo-biographies, the Vita Caroli by Einhard and De Carolo Magno by the Monk of Saint Gall. The first part of the book, written by Einhard, presents itself as a eulogy to Charlemagne. In a time of personal despair, Einhard was taken in and given a job by Charlemagne. He was a member of the King's court ... expected to pay a "vassalage", or due to an authoritative figure. In return, the poor vassals looked to their lords and King to feed, clothe, house, and arm them. According to Einhard, "the King possessed nothing at all of his own...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate