“Eginhard, ‘The Life of Charlemagne’, translated by A.J. Grant,
Website for text: https://www.yorku.ca/inpar/eginhard_grant.pdf
What appears to be Einhard’s purpose in writing ‘The Life of Charlemagne?”.
Cite at least five pieces of textual evidence to support your claim.
Question 2:What kind of relationship did Charlemagne have with the church? What does his involvement say about the Emperor’s role in religion?
Cite textual evidence to support your argument.
Question 3: Einhard shows us the great Frankish king in his own times—in battle, at table, reading St. Augustine, educating his children, molding that rally of civilization we call the Carolingian Renaissance. Identify the best examples of Einhard’s “public relations spin’ depicting Charlemagne as the ideal King.
Cite textual evidence to support your argument.