The Life of Charlemagne

This is such a lovely little biography, and a lot of fun to read. The middle section, especially, is so personal and filled with little details that you don't find all that frequently in medieval sources. Thanks to Einhard we get to hear about Charlemagne's elephant, his hatred of doctors (they told......more

I wish I could give this book 10 stars. The text itself is a wonderful medieval history written in the classical style and deserves 5 stars by itself. But reading this in the Folio Society edition was pure aesthetic enjoyment.......more

"Durante todo este tiempo estallaron en distintos lugares tantas y tan grandes guerras contra los francos, y el rey las dirigió con tal habilidad, que, pensándolo bien, uno no sabe realmente qué cabe admirar más en él, su capacidad de resistencia o su buena suerte." Y continuando con el ciclo de Rold......more

Was für ein Lesegenuss. Die Vita Karoli Magna gibt einen spannenden und einzigartigen Einblick in das Leben Karls des Grossen. Obwohl das Werk viele Fehler enthält, ist es das wichtigste Dokument der karlischen Periode. Für alle Geschicht- und Mittelalterinteressierte unter euch, kann ich das Buch s......more

I read an excerpt in The Medieval Reader that so interested me that I sought the full text. Of the ones I found, this was easy to read (well-translated for modern readers) and has over fifty elucidating footnotes. As a math teacher, I often get the "When I am going to use this?" question. My answer......more