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Friday, June 27, 2025

Collection of facts about the Lombards

This post is a collection of quotes about the Lombards. There are 7 quotes listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Origins from northern Germany
• Possible lineage Winnili tribe or Suebian people
• Migrated south to modern-day Austria, Slovakia and Hungary
• Fought the Heruls and Gepids
• Conquered most of northern and central Italy (6th century AD)
• Kingdom of the Lombards (568 - 774 AD)
• Conquered by Charlemagne and the Franks (774 AD)