Note 74 — BOOK II CONCERNING THE WARS AND MILITARY EXPLOITS OF CHARLES
A. J. (Arthur James) Grant translation
It is unnecessary to disentangle the Monk’s strange perversion of history; but it may be noted that he identifies the Avars, whom Charlemagne subdued, with the Huns who followed Attila. But the Huns and the Avars, though allied in race, were two quite distinct nationalities.