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Lombard Domain | |||||||||||
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| 546–568 | |||||||||||
 The Lombard Kingdom 568, before the migration to Italy. | |||||||||||
| Common languages | Lombardic | ||||||||||
| Religion | Germanic paganism, Arianism | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| King | |||||||||||
• 546–560 | Audoin | ||||||||||
• 560–568 | Alboin | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Lombard migration | 546 | ||||||||||
• Migration to Italy | 568 | ||||||||||
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The Lombard Domain or Langobard Domain was an kingdom established by the Lombards that lasted from around 546, with the start of the rule of Audoin and migration to Pannonia, until 568, when the Lombards migrated to north-eastern Italy.
History
editBackground and earlier Lombard conquests of Pannonia
editThe Lombards were a rather semi-nomadic group of people,[1][2] that often migrated to various territories from time-to-time.
The crossed south of the Danube River in 505 AD,[3][4] and remained in the land for various years under Gepid control. Under the control of king Wacho, the Lombards moved to Pannonia yet again.[5]
Establishment
editOn 546, following the death of then Lombard king Walthari, his regent Audoin (who probably killed him)[6] took control of the tribe.
Migration to Italy
editFollowing the war, the Lombards, Alboin feared an Avar invasion of the Lombards.
List of kings
edit| Name | Reign |
|---|---|
| Audoin | 546–c. 560 |
| Alboin | c. 560–568 |
References
edit- ^ Duggan, Christopher (1994-04-21). A Concise History of Italy. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-40848-6.
- ^ Gillespie, Alexander (2013-10-16). The Causes of War: Volume 1: 3000 BCE to 1000 CE. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78225-597-0.
- ^ Todd, Malcolm (2009-02-04). The Early Germans. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-4051-3756-0.
- ^ Kaizer, Jakub; Wild, Eva Maria; Stadler, Peter; Teschler-Nicola, Maria; Steier, Peter. Update on the Absolute Chronology of the Migration period in Central Europe (375–568 AD): new data from Maria ponsee, Lower Austria.
- ^ Magill, Frank N. (2012-11-12). The Middle Ages: Dictionary of World Biography, Volume 2. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-59313-0.
- ^ "German Tribes org Lombard Kings". GermanTribes.org. Archived from the original on 2010-07-18. Retrieved 2024-10-31.