History of the Lombards

A Captivating Guide to a Group of Germanic Peoples Who Invaded Italy and Ruled Large Areas of the Italian Peninsula

De: Captivating History

Narrado por: Jason Zenobia

Why is a region in northern Italy called Lombardy?

It was named after the Germanic barbarians known as the Lombards. As one of several founding ethnic groups, they left their mark on the peninsula. They established dukedoms that set the country on a path to the formation of many independent city-states during the Late Middle Ages.

Previously a nomadic people, who, according to legend, came from Scandinavia, the Lombards settled first in Northern Italy or what is today called Lombardy and then later expanded their kingdom to encompass most of Italy, from the Alps to Mezzogiorno, or Southern Italy.

The Lombards, living up to their designation as barbarians by the Romans, were a warlike people. The chronicle of their history is one of battles against other barbarian tribes, the Romans, the Byzantines, Muslims, and the pope and his army. The Lombards were finally removed from power by the overwhelming forces of Charlemagne in Northern Italy and the Normans in the south.

In this audiobook, you will learn:

• The route the nomadic Lombards followed as they migrated from northern Germany to Italy
• How the Lombards eventually turned against the Romans who invited them to settle in Italy
• How the first Lombard king in Italy was murdered in 572 CE by his wife as revenge for the murder of her father
• Why the Lombards reinstituted their kingship after ten years of managing without a king
• The intricacies of Lombard strategic alliances that allowed them to expand their kingdom from the north of Italy to the southern tip of the Italian Peninsula
• What the Lombard laws tell us about the people’s culture
• How the Lombard rule in northern Italy collapsed before Charlemagne’s army and the Normans’ success in ending Lombard rule in southern Italy

Buy this audiobook now to learn more about the history of the Lombards!

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excellent narration . i love history and this book was excellent. i highly recommend it

Great introduction to the Lombards

This book is a great intro to the Lombards (Long Beards) and their history and origins. I really appreciate how the author is upfront about much of the early history draws on a single source, Paul the Deacon, and much of the early written sources were lost. The span of history covered is long but presented in a very clear and interesting manner.

Jason Zenobia's narration is engaging while not distracting from the story.

I just couldn't get into it

I tried, but found myself very bored in the beginning. the last half, once Charlemagne entered the scene, was a tad better...as was the info on their culture. I thought I would be more interested, but sadly was not