{"product_id":"the-lombards-by-neil-christie-9780631211976","title":"The Lombards","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lombards\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePushing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, the author combines many sources, both archaeological and historical, to offer a fresh and vividly detailed picture of Lombard society—its people, settlements, material and spiritual culture—and its evolution from martial 'barbarian' tribe to a complex urbanised state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471805792492,"sku":"9780631211976","price":174.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780631211976-the-lombards.jpg?v=1775255875","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-lombards-by-neil-christie-9780631211976","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}