SOURCE: Dutton, Paul Edward. “An Introduction to Einhard.” In Charlemagne's Courtier: The Complete Einhard, pp. xi-xli. Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press, 1998.
In the following excerpt, Dutton explores the characteristics of Einhard the man, not limited only to his writing of the Life of Charlemagne, and considers him as courtier, poet, theologian, and the author of Translation and Miracles.
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