Lombards: Historical ethnical group

The Lombards were a Germanic people who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774.

They themselves thought that they had originally come from southern Scandinavia. In ancient times they had worshiped nature, but later the worshiped Odin. They grew long beards in honor of Odin and became known as "Longobards" which means "long beards".

Lombards: Historical ethnical group
Lombard possessions in Italy: The Lombard Kingdom (Neustria, Austria and Tuscia) and the Lombard Duchies of Spoleto and Benevento

In about 560 A.D., Audoin, who was their leader and a warrior, was succeeded by his son Alboin, a young and energetic leader. He defeated some neighboring tribes and then, in the spring of 568, Alboin led the Lombard migration into Italy. According to the History of the Lombards, "Then the Langobards, having left Pannonia, hastened to take possession of Italy with their wives and children and all their goods."

When they came to Italy, most of the Lombards still followed their old religion, but some were Arian Christians. Most of them later adopted Orthodox Christian views. In later years they fought with the Franks and later the Muslims. The Normans also fought with them between 1017 and 1078 A.D. As a result, Italy consisted of many small states until modern times.

References

Tags:

Germanic peoplesItalian PeninsulaOdinScandinavia

🔥 Trending searches on Wiki Simple English:

Abu BakrCartoon NetworkPAW PatrolArtificial intelligenceHyphenThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dogKaylee HottleDear Child (book)La Liga FilipinaQuit India MovementList of cities and towns in OklahomaApartheidPlanck constantRam CharanSquash (plant)Amir TalaiList of popes by length of reignVertical barFelchingOdinAir fryerBattle of UhudList of Roman gods and goddessesSchoolList of European stadiums by capacityNephew and nieceEd LauterN-type semiconductorList of current heads of state and governmentSoviet–Afghan WarPalm treeFingering (sexual act)Brooke BrinsonSalamWilly SagnolNorthern EuropeAshley ColeNorwayJoe ColeList of country calling codesFeijoaNaturismFlag of AfghanistanDinosaurTaylor SwiftLeetDisappearance of Etan PatzQuwwat-ul-Islam mosqueAndy ColeCaliforniaGodzilla vs. KongSportLisa SparxxxEjaculationIsmail ibn Musa MenkCrabJosh HawleyList of United States cities by populationKurt AngleCraig ConoverKenneth PettyElizabeth II2020Middle schoolPrefectures of JapanWestAmeesha PatelJulian AssangeList of youngest prime ministersErling HaalandProvinces and territories of Canada🡆 More