The Lombard barbarian tribe lived, grew, thrived, and prospered for many years. The Lombard kings can be traced back as early as 380 A.D., the beginning of the Great Migration.
In the 6th century A.D. the Lombards conquered the Italian peninsula, 568 A.D. to be exact.
Most of the Lombards converted to Christianity when their King, Adaloald, was baptized in 603.
Charlemagne became the Lombard King, and the Lombards mixed in with the other barbarian tribes that Charlemagne conquered in about 774 A.D.
