SOURCE: Ganshof, F. L. “Einhard, Biographer of Charlemagne.” In The Carolingians and the Frankish Monarchy: Studies in Carolingian History, translated by Janet Sondheimer, pp. 1-16. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1971.
In the following excerpt, originally published in French in 1951, Ganshof argues that the Life of Charlemagne is not only historically valuable but also interesting reading in its own right.
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