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	== Early medieval period ==		== Early medieval period ==
	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 ~~simply~~ 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."