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The '''Lombards''' were a West [[Germanic tribe]]. They were a warlike people, skilled horsemen, more barbaric than say the [[Ostrogoths]]. Their name derives from 'Langobard' = literally 'long beard'. They crossed the Alps in the 6th century AD into Northern [[Italy]], which region is still named Lombardy after them. Their ruler at this time was Alboin (whose name means 'Elf-friend'), and who overthrew Cunimund, his wife Rosamund's father. He allegedly made a drinking-cup out of his father-in-law's skull, with jewels in the eye-sockets. This kind of cup was called a 'scala' ('skull') in the Langobardic language. This West Germanic language was eventually replaced by [[Italian]] in their territories as the Lombard rulers were outnumbered by the Italian-speaking populace. The [[Papacy]] was fearful of Lombard power, and saw the poewerful [[Franks]] as their means to control them, so that Lombardy was added to [[Charlemagne]]'s Empire.
The '''Lombards''' were a West [[Germanic tribe]]. They were a warlike people, skilled horsemen, more barbaric than say the [[Ostrogoths]]. Their name derives from 'Langobard' = literally 'long beard'. They crossed the Alps in the 6th century AD into Northern [[Italy]], which region is still named Lombardy after them. Their ruler at this time was Alboin (whose name means 'Elf-friend'), and who overthrew Cunimund, his wife Rosamund's father. He allegedly made a drinking-cup out of his father-in-law's skull, with jewels in the eye-sockets. This kind of cup was called a 'scala' ('skull') in the Langobardic language. This West Germanic language was eventually replaced by [[Italian]] in their territories as the Lombard rulers were outnumbered by the Italian-speaking populace. The [[Papacy]] was fearful of Lombard power, and saw the poewerful [[Franks]] as their means to control them, so that Lombardy was added to [[Charlemagne]]'s Empire.
Several Nothern Italian cities formed the 'Lombard league' in the [[Middle Ages]], and the north of Italy is still culturally and politically different from the south.
Several Northern Italian cities formed the 'Lombard league' in the [[Middle Ages]], and the north of Italy is still culturally and politically different from the south.
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