page_title: Origo Gentis Langobardorum
hierarchical_section_title: Origo Gentis Langobardorum
caption_attribution_description: English: This well-preserved manuscript of the Origo gentis Langobardorum, which contains the saga of the Scandinavian origins of the Lombards, dates to the 10th century, presumably to Reims. Written in red ink on the upper edge of leaf 2v is an ownership notice of the cloister Saint-Remis in Reims. The manuscript contains no miniatures. On the other hand, it is written in a sophisticated and regular Carolingian minuscule. This manuscript is held by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Ms. Phil. 1886). It was photographed while on display from 22 August 2008 to 11 January 2009 in the exhibition "Die Langobarden. Das Ende der Völkerwanderung" at the Rheinisches LandesMuseum Bonn. Deutsch: Die Handschrift enthält die Origo gentis Langobardorum, die Herkunftssage der Langobarden. Der Sage nach stammen die Langobarden aus Skandinavien. Die gut erhaltene Handschrift entstand im 10. Jahrhundert vermutlich in Reims. Am oberen Rand von Blatt 2v steht ein mit roter Tinte geschriebener Besitzervermerk des Klosters Saint-Remis in Reims. Miniaturen sind nicht vorhanden. Dafür zeichnet sich die Handschrift durch eine sehr anspruchsvoll und regelmäßige karolingische Minuskel aus. Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Ms. Phil. 1886). Exponat in der Ausstellung „Die Langobarden. Das Ende der Völkerwanderung“ vom 22.08.2008-11.01.2009 im Rheinischen LandesMuseum Bonn.
context_page_description: The Origo Gentis Langobardorum is a short, 7th-century AD Latin account offering a founding myth of the Longobard people. The first part visions the origin and naming of the Lombards, and the following text more resembles a king-list, up until the rule of Perctarit.
context_section_description: The Origo Gentis Langobardorum (Latin for "Origin of the tribe of the Lombards") is a short, 7th-century AD Latin account offering a founding myth of the Longobard people. The first part visions the origin and naming of the Lombards, and the following text more resembles a king-list, up until the rule of Perctarit (672–688).
caption: A 10th-century codex of Origo gentis Langobardorum from Reims, now in Berlin
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