History of the Lombards / / Paul the Deacon; Edward Peters.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn Press eBook Package Complete Collection
• VerfasserIn: Paul the Deacon,
• TeilnehmendeR: Foulke, William Dudley
• HerausgeberIn: Peters, Edward,
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011]; ©1975
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: The Middle Ages Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; TABLE OF CONTENTS --; A NOTE ON THE TITLE OF THIS REPRINT EDITION --; EXPLANATION OF REFERENCES --; INTRODUCTION --; BOOK I --; BOOK II --; BOOK III --; BOOK IV --; BOOK V --; BOOK VI --; APPENDIX. SOME SOURCES 1S9D ANALOGS --; A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE, 2003
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780812205589; 9783110413458; 9783110413472; 9783110442526
• DOI: 10.9783/9780812205589
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Paul the Deacon; Edward Peters.

History of the Lombards, by Paul the Deacon (c. 720-c. 799), is among the most important and oldest accounts of the Germanic nation. The book preserves many ancient myths and popular traditions and draws from sources that are now lost. The history traces the changing fortunes of the Lombards, the last of the migratory Germanic peoples to enter the western part of the old Roman Empire, from their first appearance in the West in the sixth century to the middle of the eighth century. The popularity of Paul the Deacon's book has endured over the centuries and, although there have been numerous translations and editions, this remains the only one in English.