Lombards

The Lombards (Latin: Langobardī), also referred to as Longobards, were a Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin who, in the 1st century, formed part of the Suebi. By the 5th century, the Lombards had settled in the valley of the Danube where they subdued the Germanic Heruls and the Gepids.
From the Danube region they conquered Byzantine Italy in 568 under the leadership of Alboin.

They established a Lombard Kingdom in Italy, later named Kingdom of Italy, which lasted until 774, when it was conquered by the Franks, although Lombard nobles would continue to rule parts of the Italian peninsula well into the 11th century. Their legacy is apparent in the regional appellation Lombardy and the term Lombard banking, after the many Lombard bankers, money-lenders, and pawn-brokers who operated in Western Europe during the Middle Ages.