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equally wished for the well-being of both of you.” Another point that greatly suggests that Eihard was a faithful man was his strong belief in Christianity and upholding of commandments. Not only did he follow the commandments he also built churches and brought the holy martyrs to Francia.^xxiv

As was mentioned before Einhard was faithful and loyal to his kings. He spoke with love of both of them. Looking at the documents presented to us, one can argue that Einhard was closer with Charlemagne, it is his biography that he write, and it is his deeds that he praises the most. And Ermold the Black said: “….Einhard, who was much loved by Charles….”^xxv We cannot find such kind and warm word to describe relationship of Louis the Pious and Einhard in any of the reflection on Einhard. But that doesn’t mean that they had a bad relationship. They just weren’t as close as with Charles. We can find EInhard praising Louis of his ability to rule the kingdom, and we can also find Einhard claiming to love Louis. And on the part of Louis, he granted lots of land to Einhard, and praised him for his valuable service. Thus there’s no doubt that Einhard had a good and working relationship with both emperors.^xxvi

Looking at the life of Einhard one gets a sense that the topic of religion in his life became more and more important as he progressed in age. The fact that two of his later works, Translation and Miracles and his letter “On the Adoration of the Cross” to Lupus are both on religious topic seem to support that theory. Although it was closer towards the later years of his life that he had much to say about religion, it is certain that he perceived the world as a ‘good Christian’ for the all of his life. But it seems like towards the end of his life he started to spend more time on meditating upon the wonders he saw, and theological questions he might have had. We can find proof of his devotion to religion in his big investment of building churches and transport of relics of saints-which was a costly enterprise. He also paid close attention to the signs and prophecies he received, and whenever was necessary he fasted at times for days. Summing up there’s no doubt that Einhard was a very spiritual man, he was very committed to his faith, and it was a big part of his life.

Summarizing the aforementioned argument indeed 9^th Century documents presented in Charlemagne’s Courtier portray Einhard as a well educated person, a talented poet, writer, and artist in different kinds of arts, religious, humble and faithful man, as well as the most prudent and influential courtiers of his time. We discussed Einhards personality, his responsibilities at different courts, and what they offered to him, his beliefs, and interests, and his relationship to the two kings he served. Einhard was a person with a wide variety of interests, strong religious beliefs, and faithful character. He is important to the Medieval Europe, because he was one of the faithful courtiers that carried out Carolingian reformation.

Endnotes:

i Dr. Joyce Lorimer, “The Achievements of Charlemagne”, HI 101, Wilfrid Laurier University, October 27, 2004

ii Dr. Joyce Lorimer, “Carolingian Renaissance”, HI 101, Wilfrid Laurier University, November 1, 2004

iii Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, (Peterborough, Ontario, Broadview Press, 2003), pg. xi

ivPaul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, Pg. 8

v Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, pg.xi

vi Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, pg. 182

vii Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, pg. 3

viii Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, pg.63-68

ix Paul Edward Dutton, Charlemagne’s Courtie, rpg. xiii

x Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, pg. xx

xi Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, pg.15-62

xii Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, pg. 69-130

xiii Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, 83-89

xiv Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, pg.xxiv

xv Paul Edward Dutton, Charlemagne’s Courtier, pg. xxxii

xvi Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, pg.2

xvii Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, pg.6

xviii Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, pg. 7-8

xix Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, pg. 43-45

xx Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, xv-xviii

xxi Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, pg. 145-147

xxii Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, pg.158

xxiii Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, pg. 7

xxiv Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, pg. 177-175

xxv Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, pg. 6

xxvi Paul Dutton, “Charlemagne’s Courtier”, pg. 145