Description: Two Lives of Charlemagne by Notker the Stammerer, Einhard, David Ganz A chronicle of one of the most powerful and dynamic of all medieval rulers, Charlemagne. It describes his personal life, details his achievements in reviving learning and the arts, recounts his military successes and depicts one of the defining moments in European history: Charlemagnes coronation as emperor in Rome on Christmas Day 800 AD. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Two fascinating biographical accounts of the great medieval rulerEinhards 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. In elegant prose it describes Charlemagnes personal life, details his achievements in reviving learning and the arts, recounts his military successes and depicts one of the defining moments in European history- Charlemagnes coronation as emperor in Rome on Christmas Day 800AD. By contrast, Notkers account, written some decades after Charlemagnes death, is a collection of anecdotes rather than a presentation of historical facts. Notes Two fascinating biographical accounts of the great medieval ruler, now in Penguin Classics. Author Biography EINHARD was born of noble parents in the Main valley around A.D. 770. He became a friend of Charlemagne and his family, and was chosen to invite Charlemagne to crown his son as his successor in 813. After Charlemagnes death he was a loyal servant of Louis the Pious, and he died in 840.NOTKER BALBULUS ( The Stammerer) was born near the monastery of St Gall, in Switzerland, around 840, and entered the monastery as a boy. He wrote his account of Charlemagne for the Emperor Charles the Fat between 884 and 887. He also composed a book of sequences with music, a Martyrology (897), and poems, letters and charters. He taught at the monastic school until his death in 912.David Gantz is Professor of English at Kings College, London. Details ISBN0140455051 Author David Ganz Short Title 2 LIVES OF CHARLEMAGNE Audience Age 17-17 Series Penguin Classics Language English ISBN-10 0140455051 ISBN-13 9780140455052 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2008 Translator David Ganz Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication London Edition 1st Illustrations map Tag pengblackclassics Translated from Latin DOI 10.1604/9780140455052 Edited by Ganz, David UK Release Date 2008-07-31 US Release Date 2008-09-30 Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 160 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Publication Date 2008-07-31 Alternative 9780141394107 DEWEY 944.0142092 Audience General NZ Release Date 2008-08-17 AU Release Date 2008-08-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:14687453;
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