Alboin

[ al-boin, -boh-in ]

noun

1. died a.d. 573?, king of the Langobards 561?–573?

Alboin

/ ˈælbɔɪn; -bəʊɪn /

noun

1. Alboin573MLombardPOLITICS: hereditary ruler died 573 ad , king of the Lombards (565–73); conqueror of N Italy

Example Sentences

Then, there's the popular legend that says the Colomba was brought as a gift to King Alboin following the conquest of Pavia on the day of Pasqua in 572 AD and proved so delicious that he freed his captives and declared the dove — and the cake — a symbol of peace and renewal.

From Salon

Shortly after his death, the Lombards, led by Alboin, made themselves masters of the northern parts of Italy, and there founded a kingdom, which lasted about two hundred years.

From Project Gutenberg

The one of them in Westphalia was named Wittekind; the other in Eastphalia was named Albion, also called Alboin.

From Project Gutenberg

She was the daughter of Cunimund, King of the Gepidæ, whom Alboin had slain in battle.

From Project Gutenberg

Only one city, the strong fortress of Pavia, held out against them for long; when it fell in 571, after a gallant defence of three years, Alboin made it his capital, instead of choosing one of the larger and more famous towns of Milan and Verona, the older centres of life in the land he had conquered.

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