... 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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... 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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... wars with the Saxons. Soon, the Saxons were forced to accept the terms of Charlemagne; they had to leave their pagan religion, accept Christianity, and be united with the Franks (Einhard p.133). During the eleventh and twelfth centuries in the High Middle Ages, the Church discharged its religious mission through the crusades, initiated by the Church in order to spread Christianity ... ...

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