26-04-2017, 05:58 PM
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The Guelphs and the Ghibellines were germanic (Bavarian).
Northern Italy was basically Lombardy (which was a mixed Scandinavian/German colony) at the time of the great Guelph/Ghibelline feuds, but it intermixed with Italian culture, so the colonists Italianized their names.
Ghibelline merlons showed support for the Holy Roman Empire (which included Germany, Switzerland, Lombardy, Bohemia, and small bits of eastern France), so it's not uncommon to find them in German manuscripts.
- several scenes represent castles with swallowtail merlons (are these common in German manuscripts?)
The Guelphs and the Ghibellines were germanic (Bavarian).
Northern Italy was basically Lombardy (which was a mixed Scandinavian/German colony) at the time of the great Guelph/Ghibelline feuds, but it intermixed with Italian culture, so the colonists Italianized their names.
Ghibelline merlons showed support for the Holy Roman Empire (which included Germany, Switzerland, Lombardy, Bohemia, and small bits of eastern France), so it's not uncommon to find them in German manuscripts.