Able Muse - paul the deacon https://www.ablemuse.com/taxonomy/term/1544/1544? en Epitaph for the baby Hildegard, daughter of Charlemagne and Queen Hildegard https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/poetry-translation/paul-the-deacon/epitaph-for-the-baby-hildegard-daughter-of-charlemagne-and-queen-hildegard? <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9 May AD 783)</p> <p>With bitter swiftness, death swept you away<br> As raw winds disperse spring&rsquo;s early . . . <br /> . . . . . . . . . .</p><p><a href="https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/poetry-translation/paul-the-deacon/epitaph-for-the-baby-hildegard-daughter-of-charlemagne-and-queen-hildegard?">read more</a></p> https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/poetry-translation/paul-the-deacon/epitaph-for-the-baby-hildegard-daughter-of-charlemagne-and-queen-hildegard?#comments Poetry Translation baby hildegard daughter of charlemagne epitaph jeff sypeck latin paul the deacon poem poetry translation queen hildegard translation v17 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 01:42:20 +0000 Alex Pepple 1166 at https://www.ablemuse.com Paul the Deacon https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/paul-the-deacon? <p>Paul the Deacon (c. 720 – c. 799), during the 780s, was part of the circle of poets and thinkers at the court of Charlemagne, King of the Franks. Apparently descended from a noble Lombard family, Paul later wrote a six-book history of his people and compiled a collection of his homilies at Charlemagne&rsquo;s request.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/paul-the-deacon?">read more</a></p> https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/paul-the-deacon?#comments Bios author bio jeff sypeck latin paul the deacon poem poems poetry poetry translation translation v17 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 01:36:01 +0000 Alex Pepple 1165 at https://www.ablemuse.com Jeff Sypeck https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/jeff-sypeck? <p>Jeff Sypeck taught medieval literature at the University of Maryland University College for ten years and wrote the 2006 book <em>Becoming Charlemagne.</em> Born and raised in New Jersey, he now lives in Washington, DC, where he writes and edits as a contractor for a large government agency.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/jeff-sypeck?">read more</a></p> https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/jeff-sypeck?#comments Bios author bio jeff sypeck latin paul the deacon poem poetry poetry translation translation v17 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 01:20:28 +0000 Alex Pepple 1164 at https://www.ablemuse.com