The Life of Charlemagne: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Life of Charlemagne, credited to Einhard, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

Librivox recording of The Life of Charlemagne by Einhard [Translated by Samuel Epes Turner] Read by LibriVox Volunteers Einhard was employed by Charlemagne as a court historian. At the request of Charlemagne's son and successor Louis the Pious, he wrote a biography of Charlemagne, the Vita Karoli Magni or Life of Charlemagne (c. 817–830), which provides much direct information about Charlemagne's life and character. In composing this he made full use of the Frankish Royal annals. Einhard's literary model was the classical work of the Roman historian Suetonius, the Lives of the Caesars. (adapted from Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Life of Charlemagne
• Author credits: Einhard
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 5
• Listed recording duration: 1:14:16

Catalogue topics

• Charlemagne
• Einhard
• biography
• history
• medieval history
• Franks

Track guide

1. 01 - Preface & Chapters 1-5 — 12:07
2. 02 - Chapters 6-13 — 17:18
3. 03 - Chapters 14-21 — 17:13
4. 04 - Chapters 22-29 — 13:53
5. 05 - Chapters 30-33 — 13:48

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