The Dawn of the Dark Ages: The Gepids and the Lombards in the Carpathian Basin

Alboin already ancient animal Animal Style appearance archaeological Arian armed army Audoin Avars battle became belt Bóna bronze buckle burial buried Byzantine Byzantium cemeteries Christianity clans contained cross Csallány Dacia Danube dating decoration Diameter early Eastern Empire evidence fact fibula fifth figures finds Following forces formed freemen Gepid Gepiden Germanic Gilded silver gold Goths grave half hand heads Hegykő Heruls horses included iron Italy king known lance late later leader Length less lived Lombard middle military motifs mounted Múzeum nobles origin ornamental Ostrogothic Pannonia Pannonia Secunda pendant period pieces placed Plate political population present probably region remains river Roman royal rule settlement shield Sirmium sixth century society solidi stamped strap Style sword Szentendre Szentes Szentes-Nagyhegy territory towns traces tribes Unpublished excavation vessel Visigoths warriors women