#Lombards

[memories-of-ancients]

Glass drinking horn, Lombardic, 6th-7th century AD

from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Langobards

The Langobards/Lombards/Longobards are an Italic-Germanic tribe with origins in southern Scandinavia around the first centuries B.C. and A.D.

Their steady migration southward can be retraced by archaeological artifacts, which show their Scandinavian origin.

Their early connections to (the geographical city of) Rome made them very influential in the Western Roman world; on financial, military, religious but also law practice and kingship levels.

The Lombards were quickly christened and were the founding fathers of many religious institutions in northern Italy, ruled Italy, and adapted/adopted Roman Law, making for a culturally rich period. Their capital Pavia is located in the Italian province of Lombardy, named after, you guessed it.

It has to be said (it sounds like a fake fact but it is not) that their name means “Long Beards”. In many European languages the descriptive name can be heard in “Langobard” also written as “Longobard”.

Image:

Langobardic radiate headed bow brooch

Found in: Chiusi - Tuscany, Italy

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Charles Landseer, R.A. (English, 1799-1879) The Assassination of Alboin, King of the Lombards, n.d.

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The kingdom of the Lombards in Italy, 6th century.

by LegendesCarto

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It’s been bizarre watching Twitter lose its mind over this TV show, but at least I got to enjoy this meme. [source]

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4 avril 774 : Charlemagne confirme la donation par son père de territoires à l’Église romaine ➽ http://bit.ly/Charlemagne-Etats-Pontificaux Lors du voyage en France du pape Étienne II (752-757) en 754, le roi Pépin le Bref, père du futur Charlemagne, avait reçu le pontife dans sa "villa" de Quierzy (Aisne), et signé le 14 avril, jour de Pâques, un traité l’engageant à créer les États pontificaux

[rogue-driv3r]

There's this common misconception about Lombards, the "Pannonian Vikings", when they invaded the Italian Peninsula: they did NOT replace the whole population as many people believe. We're talking about 100-120k individuals - military groups with families - coming to a territory that contained around 6 millions of former Roman citizens (including the blended descendants of other pre-roman populations like Veneti, Gauls etc), several Ostrogoths, Byzantines, other Barbarian families. There was quite surely a massacre or exile of Roman élites, but 90-95% of the population were peasants who have always lived on those lands and continued to do so under the new Pannonian leaders. Thus, it's unlikely many italians are direct descendants of "proto-Vikings" as they claim. Ancestry is far more complex and less heroic.

Just wanted to debunk some bullshit people believe in this pathetic Country.

[ancientorigins]

Examination of the skull of a middle-aged woman from the Middle Ages revealed she was subjected to not one but two invasive surgical procedures.

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The Carroccio of Milan on an ancient miniature

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Lombards

Les Lombards étaient une tribu germanique originaire de Scandinavie qui migrA en Pannonie au Ve siècle (à peu près la Hongrie d'aujourd'hui). Leur migration est considérée comme une composante essentielle des grandes 'invasions barbares' et des 'grandes migrations', une série d'événements qui se déroulèrent entre l'an 376 et l'an 476.

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[jhara-ivez]

well that didnt work. I noticed too late that this one is not fitting the page at all. Like not at all. It was meant for the section about the Lombards but the problem with these people is that they barely left anything of their lifestyle. So naturally it’s quite a challenge to do illustrations about them. But well, I will manage somehow. And I still like the overall idea of this unfinished picture. It just doesnt work.

[stuartbramhall]

The First Bulgarian Empire (680 - 1018 AD)

The First Bulgarian Empire (680 – 1018 AD)

  Episode 16: Avars, Bulgars and Constantinople Barbarian Empires of the Steppes (2014) Dr Kenneth Harl Film Review The main focus of this lecture is the shifting alliances between the steppes nomads and the Byzantine Empire between the 6th and 10th century AD. During the reign of the emperor Justinian (527-565 AD), the Avar Khan formed an alliance with Constantinople against the western…

[dejahisashmom]

Abbey of Saint John at Müstair - World History Encyclopedia

https://www.worldhistory.org/Abbey_of_Saint_John_at_Mustair/

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Migration of the Lombards towards Northern Italy.

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Carole Lombard (1930s)