Lombards
A Nonfiction, Historical, Medieval book. The Lombards (whom Christie insists on calling Longobards for obscure reasons) are up with the Huns and the Vandals...
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 288 pages
- ISBN: 9780631182382 / 631182381
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The Lombards (whom Christie insists on calling Longobards for obscure reasons) are up with the Huns and the Vandals in terms of largely unwarranted bad press -- but theyre also second only to the Franks in their long-term success. The author is a recognized expert in medieval Italy, especially its archaeology, and this study, organized... Very interesting and well-researched book. It covers a "people" and a period not well studied and explored, but which are very important to the overall history of Early Medieval Italy. Christie writes well, the narrative is interesting, and the work is well footnoted. I would have preferred some more detail in some areas, but overall... Neil Christie offers an overview of the Longobards/Lombards and unlike Menghin, his interest is their impact on Italy, especially from an archaeological perspective. A pity then that he is so sparing with illustrations. The book discusses some of the most amazing evidence (such as the wall paintings at Castelseprio), but unless you...
