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Referenced when discussing Suetonius's influence: 'Einhard, the great biographer of Charlemagne, is very influenced by Suetonius and models his biography of Charlemagne on that of Augustus.'

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Referenced multiple times as the source for descriptions of Charlemagne's character traits, physical descriptions, and accounts of events like the Avar treasure. Einhard is described as 'this very short scholar who wrote a biography of Charlemagne.'

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The episode opens with a reading from this primary source biography written by the Frankish scholar and courtier shortly after Charlemagne's death, describing the Merovingian kings

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Tom mentions that Einhardt, a monk, wrote a life of Charlemagne. He quotes from this work regarding Charlemagne's reaction to being crowned emperor, noting that Einhardt claimed Charlemagne 'was so averse to receiving the name of emperor that he said he would never have entered the church that day' if he had known the Pope's plan.