Berthar

Berthar (Latin: Bertharius, Bertarius, Bercharius or Bercarius) is a masculine Germanic given name meaning "glorious warrior". The name Charibert has the same meaning, combining the same two roots in reverse order.[1] In its variant spellings, it may refer to:

  • Bertachar, king of Thuringia (520s–530s)
  • Berthar, Transjuran Frank who fought in the Battle of Autun (640s)
  • Bercharius of Montier-en-Der, founder and first abbot (666)
  • Bercharius of Hautvillers (died 685), abbot
  • Berchar, mayor of the palace of Neustria and Burgundy (686–687)
  • Bertarius of Verdun (fl. c. 857), priest and author
  • Bertharius of Monte Cassino, abbot (856–883)

References

  1. ^ Laury Sarti, Perceiving War and the Military in Early Christian Gaul (ca. 400–700 A.D.) (Brill, 2013), p. 260.
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