. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages:. T~^. CHAPTER VCHARLEMAGNE [768-814 ]HIS BIOGRAPHY BY A CONTEMPORARY [The chief source of our information concerning the personality of Charles the Great, is thebiography by Eginhard or Einhard, who was intimately associated with the king and his family,and was highly esteemed and trusted. Soon after the death of his master he wrote the story ofhis life. The uniqueness of the document, its charm of diction, and its intim
. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages:. T~^. CHAPTER VCHARLEMAGNE [768-814 ]HIS BIOGRAPHY BY A CONTEMPORARY [The chief source of our information concerning the personality of Charles the Great, is thebiography by Eginhard or Einhard, who was intimately associated with the king and his family,and was highly esteemed and trusted. Soon after the death of his master he wrote the story ofhis life. The uniqueness of the document, its charm of diction, and its intimacy make it invalu-able, while its brevity permits us to translate it from the Latin and present it here entire. Thereader must be cautioned that, as a document of history, this account is not always accurate indetails. The following discrepancies might be noted: Carloman reigned over three years insteadof two ; the empire was not divided in the way stated between the two brothers ; indecisive bat-tles like the engagement on the Berre are given as decisive; and the names of popes are con-founded in places (Ranke). But in spite of these mistakes the general picture of Cha
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