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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]] | [[File:12th Century Tapestry Depicting Orbsmen.png|left|thumb|12th Century French tapestry possibly depicting Orbsmen]] | ||
The earliest confirmed 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 earliest confirmed 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." Some time before this an immensely powerful Orb called the 'Prime Orb' was either created or discovered by the Orbsmen. The Prime Orb was the first orb used by the Orbsmen and after their fall it's core was removed and used in the construction of the [[Orb|Wicker Orb]]. | ||