When looking at the Life of St. Louis by Joinville there are many similarities present between this text, and texts such as Einhard’s Life of Charlemagne and Guibert of Nogent’s Memoirs. In Joinville’s text he almost copies many of the attributes that are given to Charlemagne, but modifies them in such a way that makes St. Louis seem more down to earth.
In the case of Guibert of Nogent’s text, there is a major similarity in how the world for these individuals is seen through a religious lens. Since both individuals can not explain what is happening fully they interpret it as an act of God or an acts of demons, which shows that sanctity is something that plays a major role in their lives. In the Life of St. Louis by Joinville, St. Louis is …show more content…
Louis sanctity is not only limited to how he gives back to his society. St. Louis looks at the world in a very similar religious lens to that of Guibert of Nogent. This is presented in Joinville’s writing as the tale of St. Louis on a boat that has set sail and is stuck in a storm. This storm is an extremely rough one and causes the ship to rock heavily making the men onboard think it will sink. Rather than accept that it is just a storm or a force of nature St. Louis interprets it as God saying “See how easily I could have encompassed your death, had it been my will.” This kind of interpretation of a situation into some sort of religious context is very similar to Guibert’s writing which took place almost two hundred years prior to Joinville’s writing. In Guibert’s writing there is a scene in which his mother is stricken by some kind of illness, but rather that call it an illness it is interpreted as a demon trying to take over his mother’s body. These kinds of similarities shows that the individuals of those times saw the world through a religious lens and that every action had some kind of value in the eyes of God. This shows that a king's sanctity is highly valued along with their ability to be temperate in all
In the case of Guibert of Nogent’s text, there is a major similarity in how the world for these individuals is seen through a religious lens. Since both individuals can not explain what is happening fully they interpret it as an act of God or an acts of demons, which shows that sanctity is something that plays a major role in their lives. In the Life of St. Louis by Joinville, St. Louis is …show more content…
Louis sanctity is not only limited to how he gives back to his society. St. Louis looks at the world in a very similar religious lens to that of Guibert of Nogent. This is presented in Joinville’s writing as the tale of St. Louis on a boat that has set sail and is stuck in a storm. This storm is an extremely rough one and causes the ship to rock heavily making the men onboard think it will sink. Rather than accept that it is just a storm or a force of nature St. Louis interprets it as God saying “See how easily I could have encompassed your death, had it been my will.” This kind of interpretation of a situation into some sort of religious context is very similar to Guibert’s writing which took place almost two hundred years prior to Joinville’s writing. In Guibert’s writing there is a scene in which his mother is stricken by some kind of illness, but rather that call it an illness it is interpreted as a demon trying to take over his mother’s body. These kinds of similarities shows that the individuals of those times saw the world through a religious lens and that every action had some kind of value in the eyes of God. This shows that a king's sanctity is highly valued along with their ability to be temperate in all