Following is a free translation. ;Origin , with
Frigga, looks down from their window in the heavens to the Winnili women below (1905) by
Emil Doepler. The text mentions an island
Scandanan, the home of the Winnili. Their rulers were Ybor and Agio whose mother, Gambara, was a wise and respected woman of the tribe. The leaders of the
Vandals, Ambri and Assi, asked them to pay them tribute, but they refused, saying they would fight them. Ambri and Assi then went to
Godan, and asked him for victory over the Winnili. Godan replied that he would give the victory to whomever he saw first at sunrise. At the same time, Gambara asked
Frea, Godan's wife, for victory. Frea advised that the women of the Winnili should tie their hair in front of their faces like beards and join their men for battle. At sunrise, Frea turned her husband's bed so that he was facing east, and woke him. Godan saw the women of the Winnili, their hair tied in front of their faces, and asked "Who are these longbeards?", and Frea replied, since you named them, give them victory, and he did. From this day, the Winnili were called
Langobardi, "longbeards". ;Migration After this, the Lombards migrated, and they came to Golaida (perhaps at the
Oder), and later they ruled Aldonus and Anthaib (unclear, perhaps in
Bavaria) and Bainaib (also Banthaib; perhaps in
Bohemia) and Burgundaib (perhaps territory of the
Burgundians, at the Middle
Rhine ), and they chose as their king Agilmund, son of Agion, from the line of Gugingus, and later they were ruled by Laiamicho of the same dynasty, and after him Lethuc, who ruled for some 40 years. He was succeeded by his son, Aldihoc, and after him, Godehoc ruled. ;The Danubian lands
Audochari came from
Ravenna with the
Alans, and came to Rugilanda (
Lower Austria, north of the
Danube) to fight the
Rugii, and he killed Theuvanue their king, and returned to Italy with many captives. The Lombards consequently left their land and lived in Rugilanda for some years. Gudehoc was succeeded by his son, Claffo, and he by his son,
Tato. The Lombards tarried at Feld for three years, where Tato fought and killed Rodolfo, king of the
Heruli.
Wacho son of Unichus killed Tato, and Ildichus, Tato's son fought Wacho, but he had to flee to the
Gepids, where he died. Wacho had three wives, the first Raicunda, daughter of Fisud, king of the
Turingi, the second Austrigusa, a daughter of the Gippidi, who had two daughters, Wisigarda, who married
Theudipert, king of the
Franks, and
Walderada, who married Suscald, another king of the Franks, who didn't like her and gave her to Garipald, and the third Silinga, daughter of the king of the Heruli, who had a son named Waltari, who succeeded Wacho and ruled for seven years. Farigaidus was the last of the
line of Lethuc. After Waltari ruled
Auduin, who led the Lombards to
Pannonia.
Albuin, son of Auduin and his wife Rodelenda ruled after him. Albuin fought and killed Cunimund, king of the Gippidi. Albuin took to wife Cunimund's daughter,
Rosemunda, and after she died Flutsuinda, daughter of Flothario, king of the Franks. She had a daughter called Albsuinda. ;Italy After the Lombards had lived in Pannonia for 42 years, Albuin led them into Italy, in the month of April, and two years later, Albuin was
lord of Italy. He ruled for three years before he was killed by Hilmichis and his wife Rosemunda, in the palace in
Verona. The Lombards, however, didn't suffer Hilmichis to rule them, so Rosemunda called the prefect Longinus that he should capture Ravenna, and Hilmichis and Rosemunda escaped with Albsuinda, daughter of king Albuin, and the whole treasury of Ravenna. Longinus then tried to persuade Rosemunda to kill Hilmichis, so she might marry him, and she followed his advice and poisoned him, but as Hilmichis drank the poison, he realized what was happening, and he asked Rosemunda to drink with him, and they died together. Thus, Longinus was left with all the treasures of the Lombards, and with Albsuinda, the king's daughter, whom he carried away to the Emperor at
Constantinople. After Albuin,
Cleph was king for two years. Then there followed an interregnum of twelve years, during which the Lombards were ruled by dukes. After this,
Autarinus, son of Claffo was king for seven years. He married Theudelenda, daughter of Garipald, and also Walderade of
Bavaria. With Theudelenda came Gundoald her brother, and Autarinus made him duke of
Asti.
Acquo, duke of the Turingi came from the Thaurini, and married queen Theudelenda, becoming king of the Lombards. He killed his enemies, Zangrolf of Verona, Mimulf of the
Island of Saint Julian, Gaidulf of
Bergamo, and others. With Theudelenda, he had a daughter called Gunperga, and he ruled for six years. After him ruled
Aroal, for twelve years, and after him
Rothari of the
Arodus family, and he broke the a city and fortress of the Romans, and he fought at the Scutella river, killing 8,000 Romans. Rothari ruled for 17 years, and after him
Aripert for nine years, and after him
Grimoald, for nine years. After Grimoald,
Berthari was king.
Chronology There are no dates in
Origo Gentis Langobardorum, but the following gives the chronology: ==See also==