During the reign of King Claffo, the Langobards occupied parts of modern-day Upper and Lower Austria and converted to Arian Christianity. In 505 the Herulians attacked and defeated them, obliging them to pay tax and withdraw to Northern Bohemia.

The Langobards (or Langobardi) originated in and above northern Silesia (now western Poland) as part of the Suevi confederation of tribes. It is possible that they, like the Goths, had earlier origins in southern Scandinavia and were forced to migrate due to population expansion.

The Kingdom of the Lombards, [1] also known as the Lombard Kingdom and later as the Kingdom of all Italy (Latin: Regnum totius Italiae), was an early medieval state established by the Lombards, a Germanic people, on the Italian Peninsula in the latter part of the 6th century.

Dec 6, 2014 · In 568 CE they left Pannonia en masse and invaded Italy, setting up the Lombard Kingdom under their king Alboin (r. c. 560-572 CE).

The Langobards, "Long-beards," also known in modern literature as Lombards or Longobards, were not among the many large tribal and confederate groupings who assailed the Roman Empire in its last centuries in the West.

Lombard, member of a Germanic people who from 568 to 774 ruled a kingdom in Italy. The Lombards were one of the Germanic tribes that formed the Suebi, and during the 1st century ad their home was in northwestern Germany.

Jun 6, 2024 · Image: A map showing Lombard Kingdom circa 740 AD. The Lombards, or Langobards, originated from the Scandinavian region, specifically from the area around the lower Elbe River. Their name, meaning “long beards,” is a reference to their distinctive appearance.

Longobards in Italy: Places of Power (568–774 A.D.) (Italian: Longobardi in Italia: i luoghi del potere) is seven groups of historic buildings that reflect the achievements of the Germanic tribe of the Lombards (also referred to as Longobards), who settled in Italy during the sixth century and established a Lombard Kingdom which ended in 774 A.D.

Discover places of the longobards' power from Cividale del Friuli to Monte Sant'Angelo to Campello sul Clitunno and Castelseprio.

The Lombards, a tribe from along the Elbe River in central Germany, held lands on the Italian Peninsula for two centuries, from 572 to 774 C. E., longer than any of the other GERMANICS. Their name, also written as Langobards or Longobards, is derived either from “long halberds,” a type of axe, or “long beards.” ORIGINS