Most of Notker’s narration looks like narrations that he heard from other people, and he is now retelling it. The stories that are not associated with king Charles’ life does not affect how we perceive Charemagne’s experiences. He says that the occasion has presented itself even though what he wants to talk about is not related to his subject, he will talk about it anyway. Notker confesses himself that they are not related.
His narration consists of a lot of tales that are not relevant to Charlemagne’s history. Einhard is very familiar with the personal life of Charlemagne. Pope Hadrian’s demise left Charlemagne in considerable sorrow. Einhard further writes about how he was saddened when his three children passed away. Charlemagne cared about his offspring’s and valued education and provided for his children. Liutgard is the last wife however, they did not have children. Fastrada, the third wife, bore him two extra girls. Hildigard was the second wife together, they had three boys and three girls. The first marriage was to Desiderius’ offspring. Both Notker and Einhard consider Charlemagne a dignified man who deserves to be remembered in history to an extent.Įinhard discusses the intimate marital relationships of Charlemagne. The two writers describe Charlemagne’s life in a way that enables us to figure his role in shaping the history of Europe. On reading the two different accounts of Charlemagne, It is evident that they are not similar in terms of their way of writing, audience, and feeling. Historians have questioned the preciseness of his accounts. He was requested by Charlemagne’s grandson, Charles the Fat, to write a volume about Charlemagne’s life. Notker, who was a stammerer, also wrote an account of Charlemagne, which is considered by many people as unreliable. He becomes part of the royal family in the year 791.Įinhard’s accounts of Charlemagne is considered to be precise in how he portrayed King Charles. In the royal court, he served as an outstanding poet, mathematician, grammarian, and architect, and above all, he acted as the king’s trusted friend. One of the biographies was composed by the French man, Einhard, a medieval times writer. He was also referred to as Europe’s father.
This book has two different biographies of Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great. The Publisher of the book is Neeland Media LLC. The book, The Two Lives of Charlemagne, written by Einhard and Monk of St Gal and translated by A.
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