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== Early medieval period == | == Early medieval period == | ||
[[File:12th Century Tapestry Depicting Orbsmen.png|left|thumb|12th Century French tapestry possibly depicting Orbsmen]] | |||
The first known reference to Orbsmen is contained in the writings of Rundicci the Third of Lombardy (556-600 CE). In volume 54 of his seminal work, ''Historia Hominum Alienorum'', Rundicci described a group of celibate, orb-loving men who transported orbs from the [[wikipedia:Byzantine_Empire|Eastern Roman Empire]] to [[wikipedia:Gaul|western Europe]] through treacherous mountain passes in the [[wikipedia:Swiss_Alps|Swiss Alps.]] He noted that these men (known as "Orbi") took no wives, but "loved the round orbs in the manner that a man would love his wife." | The first known reference to Orbsmen is contained in the writings of Rundicci the Third of Lombardy (556-600 CE). In volume 54 of his seminal work, ''Historia Hominum Alienorum'', Rundicci described a group of celibate, orb-loving men who transported orbs from the [[wikipedia:Byzantine_Empire|Eastern Roman Empire]] to [[wikipedia:Gaul|western Europe]] through treacherous mountain passes in the [[wikipedia:Swiss_Alps|Swiss Alps.]] He noted that these men (known as "Orbi") took no wives, but "loved the round orbs in the manner that a man would love his wife." | ||