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Charlemagne conquered the Lombards in 774 at the invitation of Pope Adrian I. Charlemagne (774–781) in personal union, passed kingship to his third son, Pepin. Pepin (or Pippin) (781–810), king under authority of Charlemagne; Bernard (810–818) Lothair I (818–839) Louis II (839–875)
The first element is from *anuz ("ancestor") and the second element is from an agent noun based on the PIE root *wen- ("to win"). [65] Braut- means "a road cut through rocks". [166] King of Sweden and the son of king Ingvar, he ravaged Estonia far and wide to avenge his father. Then he started a project of infrastructure and colonization in his ...
Agilulf (c. 555 – April 616), called the Thuringian and nicknamed Ago, was a duke of Turin and king of the Lombards from 591 until his death.. A relative of his predecessor Authari, Agilulf was of Thuringian origin and belonged to the Anawas clan.
However, the Historia Langobardorum codicis Gothani states that the Lombards were subjected by the Saxons around 300 but rose up against them under their first king, Agelmund, who ruled for 30 years. [ 11 ] [ 56 ] In the second half of the fourth century, the Lombards left their homes, probably due to bad harvests, and embarked on their migration.
In the spring of 568 the Lombards, led by King Alboin, moved from Pannonia and quickly overwhelmed the small Byzantine army left by Narses to guard Italy. The Lombard arrival broke the political unity of the Italian Peninsula for the first time since the Roman conquest (between the 3rd and 2nd century BC). The peninsula was now torn between ...
Gundeberga, daughter of Agilulf and Theodelinda, married King Arioald; Aripert I, son of Gundoald, King of the Lombards 653–661; Godepert, eldest son of Aripert, King of the Lombards 661–662 jointly with; Berthari, younger son of Aripert, King of the Lombards 661–662 and 672–688; Cunincpert, son of Berthari, King of the Lombards 688–700
The Origo Gentis Langobardorum (Latin for "Origin of the tribe of the Lombards") is a short, 7th-century AD Latin account offering a founding myth of the Longobard people. The first part describes the origin and naming of the Lombards, the following text more resembles a king-list, up until the rule of Perctarit (672–688).
The history covers the story of the Lombards from their mythical origins to the death of King Liutprand in 743, and contains much information about the Eastern Roman empire, the Franks, and others. The story is told from the point of view of a Lombard patriot and is especially valuable for its treatment of the relations between the Franks and ...