None have carved their mark so deeply as that by the Lombards. Officially, the Lombards origin is believed to be Scandinavia, in which they then were a tribe by the name of Winnili. The landless savages sought terrain for that of building a prosperous Kingdom. Italy was seen as the ideal location for settling, provided that famine, war and plague left them teetering on the brink of collapse. Both Christianity and Catholicism presented as prime religions during the Lombards rule. In addition to modifying their religions, the Lombards also bettered their society by merging Roman and Germanic traditions into their culture. Arising from the trifling Scandinavian tribe Winnili, to a formidable Kingdom which showed their natural rule, in no way
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In 568, Alboin led his army, along with other allied tribes, across the Julian Alps. "Then the Langobards, having left Pannonia, hastened to take possession of Italy with their wives and children and all their goods." They soon came upon Italy and immediately began to take action on their invasion. Alboin was anything but unprepared, he had brought along other barbarians tribes to make up for the lower number in his group. Fortunately, the Lombards had a major advantage because they had served as mercenaries in the Imperial Army. They were able to have the chance to know what was inside the city of Italy. The lombards were a striving and victorious tribe that proved themselves formidable by conquering much of Italy. However, King Albion’s starts to lose control and his behavior is no longer justified. His barbaric cruelty to his wife kindled a murderous puree in her heart. She and her lover Helemichus planned Alboin’s assassination, in which he carried out, and ultimately resulted in them fleeing to Ravenna. King Alboins assassination (572 A.D) left Italy in a vulnerable state for the rest of the 5th century. His successor, Cleph, was also assassinated later on which caused a change in the type of ruling the Lombards had. They transitioned from Kings too Dukes who ruled as absolute monarchs called, “Rule of the Dukes”. Each Duke tried to carve out a personal domain This was a very unstable type of system that circled back to only having one ruler. Not until around the 7th century were the Lombards able to rebuild and come back stronger. Savage lombard warriors were in search for land to call their own, before they survived by violently raiding other tribes but they transformed into a Kingdom beyond what could have been
In 568, Alboin led his army, along with other allied tribes, across the Julian Alps. "Then the Langobards, having left Pannonia, hastened to take possession of Italy with their wives and children and all their goods." They soon came upon Italy and immediately began to take action on their invasion. Alboin was anything but unprepared, he had brought along other barbarians tribes to make up for the lower number in his group. Fortunately, the Lombards had a major advantage because they had served as mercenaries in the Imperial Army. They were able to have the chance to know what was inside the city of Italy. The lombards were a striving and victorious tribe that proved themselves formidable by conquering much of Italy. However, King Albion’s starts to lose control and his behavior is no longer justified. His barbaric cruelty to his wife kindled a murderous puree in her heart. She and her lover Helemichus planned Alboin’s assassination, in which he carried out, and ultimately resulted in them fleeing to Ravenna. King Alboins assassination (572 A.D) left Italy in a vulnerable state for the rest of the 5th century. His successor, Cleph, was also assassinated later on which caused a change in the type of ruling the Lombards had. They transitioned from Kings too Dukes who ruled as absolute monarchs called, “Rule of the Dukes”. Each Duke tried to carve out a personal domain This was a very unstable type of system that circled back to only having one ruler. Not until around the 7th century were the Lombards able to rebuild and come back stronger. Savage lombard warriors were in search for land to call their own, before they survived by violently raiding other tribes but they transformed into a Kingdom beyond what could have been