The Lombards also referred to as Longobards, were a Germanic tribe of Scandinavian

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 origin, who from 568 to 774 ruled a Kingdom in Italy

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The Lombard historian Paul the Deacon

Paul the Deacon

Paul the Deacon , also known as Paulus Diaconus, Warnefred, Barnefridus and Cassinensis, , was a Benedictine monk and historian of the Lombards.-Life:...

, writes in the Origo Gentis Langobardorum

Origo Gentis Langobardorum

The Origo Gentis Langobardorum is a short 7th century account offering a founding myth of the Lombard people. The first part visions the origin and naming of the Lombards, and the following text more resembles a king-list, up until the rule of Perctarit , which helps date the original writing of...

 that the Lombards descended from small tribe called the Winnili, dwelling in southern Scandinavia

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 (Scadanan), who had migrated southward fo seek new lands. In the 1st century AD they formed part of the Suebi

Suebi

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, in in northwestern Germany

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