Einhard or Einhard , Eginhard ( Latin: Einhardus aut Eginhardus , German: Einhard auch Eginhard ; circa 770 , Meingau ( German ) - March 14, 840 , Zeligenstadt Monastery) - Frankish scholar, activist of the Carolingian Renaissance , historian, rector of monasteries Fonton 818–823) and Zeligenstadt. Alcuin 's successor as head of the Palatine Academy at the court of Charlemagne .
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Along with numerous letters and religious treatises authored by Einhard, his biography of Charlemagne “ Vita Karoli Magni ” has reached us. This is the only lifetime biography of the emperor. In the style of Einhard imitates the ancient imperial biographies of Suetonius .
In the work of Einhardt Translatio et Miracula SS. Marcellini et Petri ”tells of the transfer of the relics of two saints from Rome to Seligenstadt; the first book contains mostly incredible stories about robbers, and in the second central place is the story of miracles.
Memory
A monument to Einhard was erected at one of the parks in Eschweiler (North Rhine-Westphalia). In Zeligenstadt there is the basilica of Saints Marcellinus and Peter ( German ), in which you can see the image of Einhard.
In memory of Einhard and his works, a special award was established in 1999, which authors of biographical works are awarded every two years. Among the laureates
- Otto Pflanze (Otto Pflanze) (1999);
- Brian Boyd (2001);
- Joachim Fest (2003);
- Irene Heidelberger-Leonard (Irene Heidelberger-Leonard) (2005);
- Eberhard Weis (Eberhard Weis) (2007);
- Margot Friedländer (2009);
- Hugh Barr Nisbet (2011);
- John Röhl (2013).
Literature
- Grevs I.M. Einhard // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- In German:
- Einhard, Vita Karoli Magni - Das Leben Karls des Großen. Stuttgart: Reclam, 1995.
- Schefers, Hermann (Hrsg.): Einhard. Studien zu Leben und Werk . Darmstadt, 1997.
Links
- EINHARD. The Life of Charlemagne (Inaccessible link) . Eastern literature . Date of treatment May 18, 2011. Archived May 24, 2011.
- The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
- Einhard
In German:
- Hager, Maik: Einhard - Die Macht des Wissens. Biographie eines mittelalterlichen Geschichtsschreibers (TU Berlin WS 97/98, www.leistungsschein.de)