Episode 31: Saxons, Franks and Other West Germans
The History of English Podcast
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The Germanic Language of the Lombards
Linguists believe early Lombards spoke a Germanic dialect that was very close to the Saxon dialect. By the end of the 6th century they had established their own kingdom in northern Italy, the origin of the modern Lombardi region. But whereas the old English language of the Anglo-Saxons had remained very similar to that original Saxon dialect, the language of the Lombards in Italy had changed significantly over the centuries.
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