Alboin

American

[al-boin, -boh-in] / ˈæl bɔɪn, -boʊ ɪn /

noun

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

Alboin British

/ ˈælbɔɪn, -bəʊɪn /

noun

died 573 _ad , king of the Lombards (565–73); conqueror of N Italy

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Alboin had remounted, and now led his troop against the thin ranks of the Goths.

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Felix Dahn

But the long-bearded wolves of this Alboin are always at my heels.

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Felix Dahn

Vexed and alarmed, Cethegus left his camp, and rode forward to meet Narses, with whom he found Alboin, the Longobardian chief.

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Felix Dahn

Alboin however made a duchy of Beneventum which then included the ancient Samnium and Apulia, and portions of Campania and Lucania.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Thomas W. Allies

Alboin asked how long Megas had been in Rome.

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Felix Dahn

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