Translation of: Einhard's Vita Karoli Magni imperatoris and of Notker's Gesta Karoli Magni as published in 1867 in v. 4 of Bibliotheca rerum germanicarum.
This book, presenting history through the words of first-person narrators, discusses early European exploration of the New World and describes the fighting, epidemic diseases, and mistreatment that Europeans brought to the Native Americans.