1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
EINHARD (c. 770-840), the friend and biographer of Charlemagne; he is also called Einhartus, Ainhardus or Heinhardus, in some of the early manuscripts. About the loth century the name was altered into Agenardus, and then to Eginhardus, or Eginhartus, but, although these variations were largely used in the English and French languages, the form Einhardus, or Einhartus, is unquestionably the right one. According to the statement of Walafrid Strabo, Einhard was born in the district which is watered by the river Main, …
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