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- Notker the Stammerer, monk, musician, poet, and librarian in the St. Gall monastery, was an occasional counselor to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Fat. He addressed his biography of Charles’ great-grandfather Charlemagne, De Carolo Magno, to his sovereign in the hopes that Charles might preserve his forebear’s disintegrating empire.
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Notker the Stammerer (c. 840 – 6 April 912), Notker Balbulus, or simply Notker, was a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Saint Gall active as a composer, poet and scholar.
Aug 31, 2013 · The book Two Lives of Charlemagne contains two different biographies of Charlemagne, who ruled a large swathe of western Europe during the 8th and 9th century AD. The first version is titled ‘Life of Charles’ (original name Vita Caroli) and is written by Einhard.
Einhard, Notker the Stammerer. Penguin, Jul 30, 1969 - Biography & Autobiography - 240 pages. Two revealingly different accounts of the life of the most important figure of the Roman Empire....
Mar 20, 2008 · LibriVox recording of "Life of Charlemagne" by Notker the Stammerer, read by LibriVox Volunteers. Notker's work consists of anecdotes relating chiefly to the Emperor Charlemagne and his family. It was written for Charles the Fat, great-grandson of Charlemagne, who visited Saint Gall in 883.
Sep 5, 2013 · In elegant prose it describes Charlemagne's personal life, details his achievements in reviving learning and the arts, recounts his military successes and depicts one of the defining moments in...
Notker the Stammerer, Notker Balbulus, or simply Notker, was a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Saint Gall active as a composer, poet and scholar. Described as "a significant figure in the Western Church", Notker made substantial contributions to both the music and literature of his time.
The Life of Charlemagne. Notker the Stammerer (840 - 912) Translated by Arthur James Grant (1862 - 1948) Notker's work consists of anecdotes relating chiefly to the Emperor Charlemagne and his family. It was written for Charles the Fat, great-grandson of Charlemagne, who visited Saint Gall in 883.
