{"product_id":"history-of-the-lombards-a-captivating-guide-to-a-group-of-germanic-peoples-who-invaded-italy-and-ruled-large-areas-of-the-italian-peninsula-hardcover","title":"History of the Lombards: A Captivating Guide to a Group of Germanic Peoples Who Invaded Italy and Ruled Large Areas of the Italian Peninsula - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaptivating History\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is a region in northern Italy called Lombardy?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreviously 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom time to time, the Lombards fought enemies on all fronts. But their most intriguing struggles were against each other. Claimants to the throne and regional dukes continuously vied for power. They were invariably duplicitous in negotiations and sought allies wherever they could find them. The Lombard duchies were conquered one after another by foreign invaders, and their culture and language gradually disappeared, being absorbed into the matrix of cultures that subsequently came to dominate Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, you will learn: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe route the nomadic Lombards followed as they migrated from northern Germany to Italy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the Lombards eventually turned against the Romans who invited them to settle in Italy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the first Lombard king in Italy was murdered in 572 CE by his wife as revenge for the murder of her father.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the Lombards reinstituted their kingship after ten years of managing without a king.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the Lombards gradually abandoned a heretical Christian sect and adopted orthodox Catholicism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe role played by a traveling Irish monk who established monasteries in Lombardy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the chronicler of the Lombards, Paul the Deacon, came to write the history of his people.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the Lombard laws tell us about the people's culture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the Lombard rule in northern Italy collapsed before Charlemagne's army and the Normans' success in ending Lombard rule in southern Italy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScroll up and click the \"add to cart\" button to learn more about the History of the Lombards!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52630460858675,"sku":"9781637165256","price":36.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bVFTcVdUZ2VZVDhUTFFCZDk4N3pWdz09.webp?v=1762160245","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/history-of-the-lombards-a-captivating-guide-to-a-group-of-germanic-peoples-who-invaded-italy-and-ruled-large-areas-of-the-italian-peninsula-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}