Sergio Rovagnati defines the continuing negative prejudice against the Lombards as "a sort of damnatio memoriae", common to that given often to all the protagonists of the barbarian invasions.
Sergio Rovagnati defineerib jätkuvat negatiivset eelarvamust langobardide vastu "kui mingit damnatio memoriae", ühine sellele, mis antud sageli kõigile barbarite sissetungide peategelastele.