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Two Aces [Star Fox Fanart]

Finally after pouring some sweat and plentiful of hours in, I finally managed to capture the Lylat system's finest two ace pilots into a one single scene! What is better than having two ace pilots in your squad? Having them be devilishly handsome to boot. But enough chatter, stop just standing there and hop into your Arwings! I'm so excited I got this piece done as it will be one of my available playmat/mousemat prints for future cons and events! I can't wait to get my hands on it :)

The Langobards/Lombards/Longobards are an Italic-Germanic tribe with origins in southern Scandinavia around the first centuries B.C. and A.D.

Their steady migration southward can be retraced by archaeological artifacts, which show their Scandinavian origin.

Their early connections to (the geographical city of) Rome made them very influential in the Western Roman world; on financial, military, religious but also law practice and kingship levels.

The Lombards were quickly christened and were the founding fathers of many religious institutions in northern Italy, ruled Italy, and adapted/adopted Roman Law, making for a culturally rich period. Their capital Pavia is located in the Italian province of Lombardy, named after, you guessed it.

It has to be said (it sounds like a fake fact but it is not) that their name means “Long Beards”. In many European languages the descriptive name can be heard in “Langobard” also written as “Longobard”.

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Langobardic radiate headed bow brooch

1962 Lombardi Lancia Flavia Giardinetta