Authorship: LetterCathwulf 1 
Author of a letter of congratulation and advice to Charlemagne 1 listing eight reasons why his king [i.e., God] had honoured him with especial blessings above his contemporaries and citing eight columns that sustain a just king.
Scholarly Info
| Authored Work |
Cathwulf.Ep Letter of congratulation and advice to Charlemagne 1 listing eight reasons why his king [i.e., God] had honoured him with especial blessings above his contemporaries and citing eight columns that sustain a just king. (Letter) |
| Year |
ca 775 |
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Primary Source Info
| Original Text |
Placuit mihi rustico uerbo, quamuis sicut sum ignarus, tamen uobis scribere ...
(It has pleased me [sc. Cathwulf 1] to write to you [sc. Charlemagne 1] with rough speech, although I is ignorant.) |
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Notes:
*The letter appears to have been penned to Charlemagne 1 at the time of his accession.
*The letter concludes with a ten-line poem.
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