Arioald
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Arioald was the Lombard king of Italy from 626 to 636. Duke of Turin, he married the princess Gundeberga, daughter of King Agilulf and his queen Theodelinda. He was, unlike his father-in-law, an Arian
Engraving of Arioald. From Emanuele Tesauro. Del regno d'Italia sotto i barbari. Turin: Bartolomeo Zavatta, 1664.
Lombards
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The Lombards, Longobards or Langobards were a Germanic people who conquered most of the Italian Peninsula between 568 and 774 AD. They had previously settled in the Middle Danube in the 5th century, n
Lombard possessions in Italy: the Lombard Kingdom (Neustria, Austria and Tuscia) and the Lombard Duchies of Spoleto and Benevento
Wodan (Godan) and Frigg (Frea) looking out of a window in the heavens...
Paul the Deacon, historian of the Lombards, circa 720–799
Rosamund forced to drink from the skull of her father by Pietro della Vecchia. According to Samu Szádeczky-Kardoss, the cup could be a gift from Bayan, as it was a nomad habit to make cups from the enemy's skulls.