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Their own tradition describes how they left Scandinavia under leaders such as Ibor and settled in central Europe. They had initially settled in Pannonia by the Emperor Justinian as foederati. In 568 they invaded northern Italy under their king Alboin, but were unsuccessful at conquering any city with walls. They broke off sieges of most cities they tried to take and settled for what they could find in the countryside. They established a capital, Pavia. After the death of Alboin and his immediate successor, the Lombards failed to choose a king for more than 10 years, and the various regions were ruled by dukes.
When they entered Italy, some Lombards remained pagan, and some were Arian Christians. Hence they did not enjoy good relations with the Roman Catholic ChurchThis article considers Catholicism in the broadest ecclesiastical sense. See Catholicism (disambiguation) for alternative meanings Catholicism has two main ecclesiastical meanings, described in Webster's Dictionary as: a) "the whole orthodox Christian chu. Gradually, as they remained in Italy, they adopted Roman titles, names, and traditions, and converted to orthodoxy.
The last Lombard to rule as king of the Lombards was DesideriusDesiderius the last king of the Lombards, is chiefly known through his connection with Charlemagne. He was duke of Tuscany and became king of the Lombards after the death of Aistulf in 756. Seeking, like his predecessors, to extend the Lombard power in It, who ruled until 774Events Charlemagne conquers the kingdom of the Lombards, and takes title King of the Lombards. Silo succeeds Aurelio as king of Asturias. Births Emperor Heizei of Japan Kukai founder of Shingon Buddhism in Japan Deaths 774., when CharlemagneCharlemagne (c. 2nd of April, 747 28th of January, 814) (or Charles the Great in German Karl der Grosse in Latin Carolus Magnus giving rise to the adjective form 'Carolingian'), was king of the Franks from 771 to 814, nominally King of the Lombards, and H not only conquered the Lombard kingdom, but in an utterly novel decision took the title "King of the Lombards" as well. Before then the Germanic kingdoms had frequently conquered each other, but none had adopted the title of King of another people. Charlemagne took part of the Lombard territory to create the Papal StatesThe Papal States Gli Stati della Chiesa or Stati Pontificii "States of the Church") is one of the historical states of Italy before its unity under the crown of Savoy and comprised those territories over which the Pope was the ruler in a civil as well as.
The LombardyLombardy ( It. Lombardia is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po Valley. Lombardy's capital is Milan, and the region is divided into the following provinces, all named after their capital cities: Bergamo Brescia ( weapon industries) Como region in Italy, which includes the cities of Bergamo and MilanThis is about the Italian city of Milan. For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). Milan Milano in the Italian language, and Milan in Milanese dialect, from Latin, Mediolanum with the meaning of 'in the middle of the plain') is the main city in northern, is a reminder of the presence of the Lombards.
Much of our knowledge of the mythological and semi-mythological early history of the Lombard people comes from Paul the Deacon'sPaul the Deacon (c. 720 13 April 800), also known as Paulus Diaconus Warnefridi and Cassinensis (i. of Monte Cassino"), was a Benedictine monk and historian of the Lombards. An ancestor named Leupichis entered Italy in the train of Alboin and received lan History of the Lombards (Historia Langobardorum) written in the late 8th century. By the title of this work the name of Longobards was commonly turned into Langobards.
According to the Lombards themselves, a legend documented by Paul the Deacon, their name was derived from a joke played on Odin (Godan) by his wife Frige (Frea). She told the Lombard women to tie their hair in front of their faces and when Odin saw them he asked about the longbeards. Then Frigg said that since Odin had named them longbeards, Langobards was to be their name. However, the name is generally considered to have come from a preferred weapon of the Lombards in war: the "long halberd" or long-bearded axe.
A Lombard law code survives from around the same period.
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