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The Lombards
The Ancient Longobards
Series: The Peoples of Europe
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This scholarly yet accessible work is ideal for students and enthusiasts of early medieval history, archaeology, and European studies seeking a comprehensive understanding of the Lombards and their impact on post-Roman Europe.
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See moreaeo First up--to--date guide to the "Lombards" in the English language. aeo Scholarly -- sound synthesis and original research, including up--to--date archaeological research. aeo Well--written and accessible.
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The Lombards, also known as the Longobards, were a Germanic tribe whose fabled origins lay in the barbarian realm of Scandinavia. After centuries of obscurity during the long period of Roman domination in Europe, the Lombards began a concerted migration south-eastwards, coming to prominence immediately after the fall of Rome.
Pushing across the Danube to occupy Hungary, the tribe emerged as a powerful protagonist in the former heartland of the Empire in the early sixth century AD. The Lombards subsequently invaded Italy in AD 568-9, where they successfully countered the Byzantines and established a kingdom based on the fertile north Italian plains. This endured for more than two centuries before its conquest by Charlemagne, and even after this defeat, a Lombard state continued to exist in southern Italy until the eleventh century.
In this book, the author combines many sources, both archaeological and historical, to offer a fresh and vividly detailed picture of Lombard societyβits people, settlements, material and spiritual cultureβand its evolution from martial 'barbarian' tribe to a complex urbanised state.
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The Lombards
The Lombards, also known as the Longobards, were a Germanic tribe whose fabled origins lay in the barbarian realm of Scandinavia. After centuries of obscurity during the long period of Roman domination in Europe, the Lombards began a concerted migration south-eastwards, coming to prominence immediately after the fall of Rome. Pushing across the Danube to occupy Hungary, the tribe emerged...Paperback$18000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
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Reviews note that Christie combines archaeological and historical evidence to provide a clear account of the Lombards' movements and their role in early medieval Europe. The book utilises sources such as Lombard chronicler Paul the Deacon and Frankish historian Gregory of Tours to trace their military and political history. It is praised for offering a well-documented and detailed narrative of the Lombardsβ journey from Scandinavia to their conquest by Charlemagne in 774.
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ISBN: 9780631211976
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 December 1998
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 154.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 454g
Pages: 292
About the Author
Neil Christie was an undergraduate and postgraduate student at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and subsequently held a Scholarship at the British School at Rome, the Sir James Knott Fellowship (Newcastle) and a British Academy Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Oxford. He is currently Lecturer in Medieval Archaeology in the School of Archaeological Studies at the University of Leicester.
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