The Lombard Family
The Lombards were one of the Germanic tribes that formed the Suebi, there home was in North West Germany during the 1st Century. The new Lombard dynasty was begun in 546 by Audoin, and at this time the Lombards adapted their organization to the military system of the period. The Lombards had wars against the Gepidae for two decades and they were finally destroyed by Audoins successor, Alboin. This was the time that the Lombards decided to migrate to Italy, the country had been left defenceless after they had been overthrown by Byzantine Empires armies. “By late 568 the Lombards had conquered all the principal cities north of the Po River except Pavia, which fell in 572.” (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2015). What finally ended
The Lombards were one of the Germanic tribes that formed the Suebi, there home was in North West Germany during the 1st Century. The new Lombard dynasty was begun in 546 by Audoin, and at this time the Lombards adapted their organization to the military system of the period. The Lombards had wars against the Gepidae for two decades and they were finally destroyed by Audoins successor, Alboin. This was the time that the Lombards decided to migrate to Italy, the country had been left defenceless after they had been overthrown by Byzantine Empires armies. “By late 568 the Lombards had conquered all the principal cities north of the Po River except Pavia, which fell in 572.” (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2015). What finally ended