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North Italian Kingdom Of The Lombards Ad 568 - 773
NORTH ITALIAN KINGDOM OF THE LOMBARDS
AD 568 - 773
The Lombards, or Langobards, originated in and above northern Silesia/Prussia (now western Poland) as part of the Suebi (Baltic Sea). They migrated south in the sixth century, filling the gap left on the north bank of the Danube in Hungary by the collapse of the Huns. After being used as a mercenary army by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian, the Lombards began to invade northern Italy after his death, diminishing the influence of the Byzantine Exarchate at Ravenna.
I'm certain that The Saxons and Langobards came from the same Hamburg area, Schleswig-Holstein region.
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