Summary Of Einhard's Life Of Charlemange

No, Einhard’s Life of Charlemange is not a hagiography. A hagiography is writing about saints, Charlemange was not a saint. Einhard’s story was about the life and death of Charlemange as an emperor. The story talks about all the wars that had taken place under the rule of Charlemange. Charlemange had began a war on the Lombards and did not end the war until he made their king surrender and also running the king’s son out of the kingdom and Italy. Charlemange then put his son Pepin in charge of the Lombards by making him the king (The Life of Charles the Great. 268-69, #6). Charlemange also went on to Start wars with the Saxons and restrained the Bretons before being in war with the Bavarian (The Life of Charles the Great. 270-71, #9-11). Charlemange was involved in …show more content…
The story of Charlemange the great has neither of those aspects in the story. Charlemagne came from a well off family his father; Pepin was the mayor of the palace (The Life of Charles the Great. 267, #2). Saint Benedict came from well-known parents and had an inheritance (The life of Benedict. 189). Saint Perpetua also came from a good family (The Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas.60, #2). The difference is that both Benedict and Perpetua both gave up all that they had including money and family in order to serve God and become holy. Charlemange on the other hand did not give up his family or riches to serve God. Benedict was similar to Charlemange’s father Pepin because Pepin gave up his family and riches and retreated to a monastery he built. When Pepin got overwhelmed with visitors like Benedict did he relocated himself. Pepin ended up in the monastery of St. Benedict (The Life of Charles the Great. 268, #2). Charlemagne and Benedict both had influence over people. Benedict had men coming to him wanting to give themselves to God (The Life of Benedict.193). While Charlemagne got to eat roast and a four-course meal daily the monks in Benedict’s story only had bread for meals (The