CHARACTERS.
| Emma | A Daughter of Charles |
| Etta | Her Waiting-woman |
| Charles (Charlemagne) | King-Emperor |
| Eginhardt | Secretary and Director of Public Works |
| Albert | Count of the Palace |
| Hildebold | Archbishop |
| Ernst | A Charcoal-burner |
| Guta | His Wife |
| David | A Precocious Boy |
| Audulf  } | |
| Herbert } | Courtiers |
| Courtiers, Wish-maidens, Elves. | |
Time: The beginning of the ninth century.
Place: Aquisgranum, the Capital of Frankland.