Arimannia (from Lombard ''ari-mann'', "man of the army", that is "free man active in the army"; akin
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"heer-mann") was - during the
Lombard domination in
Italy
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- a group of warriors directly subjected to the King.
The aim of an Arimannia was the defence of an important strategic point.
A free-born arimann was also called ''baro''. The residence of a ''
baro'' was called ''baronica'' or ''arimannia'', his wife was a "
freifrau
(; male, abbreviated as ), (; his wife, abbreviated as , literally "free lord" or "free lady") and (, his unmarried daughters and maiden aunts) are designations used as titles of nobility in the German-speaking areas of the Holy Roman Empire ...
" ('' frea '' or '' wirdibora '' = "dignified born"), a son from such a relationship was referred to as a "fully legitimate born" (''fulboran'').
[István Bóna: ''Der Anbruch des Mittelalters: Gepiden und Langobarden im Karpatenbecken'', S. 76. Corvina-Verlag, Budapest 1976. ISBN 9631344959.]
Although documented only from the 8th century CE, the Arimannia is believed to have existed since the Lombard invasion of Italy.
See also
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Arimannus The arimanni (singular ''arimannus'') were a warrior class of freemen in Lombard and later Frankish Italy. In contemporary documents ''arimanni'' are sometimes denominated as ''liberi homines'' (free men) or ''exercitales'' (soldiers).
The ranks ...
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Mannerbund
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