Paul  then  causes  the  Langobards  to  come  forth  from  Scadi-
navia (I,  3)  on  account  of  over- population,  "  although  other
causes  are  asserted  for  their  emigration."  The  Origo  assigns
no  cause,  but  the  Chronicon  Gothanum  says  in  its  confused
way,  ''The  ancient  ancestors  of  the  Langobards  assert  from
their  parent  Gambara  for  what  purpose  was  their  departure  or
emigration,"  ete.  They  came  first  to  Scoringa  (I,  7),  where
they  remained  a  long  time.  Here  they  were  attacked  by  the
Wandals  under  Ambri  and  Assi.  Now  Paul  (I,  7  and  8),  fol-
lowing the  Origo,  relates  the  saga  by  which  the  victory  was
accorded  to  them  by  Wotan  with  Frea's  help  and  they  acquired
the  name  of  Langobards.  Jacobi  believes  (p.  13)  that  the
name  Scoringa  was  dropped  from  the  text  of  the  Origo  as  it
has  come  down  to  us,  and  that  the  derivation  of  the  name  of


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the  Langobards  from  their  method  of  wearing  their  hair  is  also
diawD  from  some  earlier  copy  of  the  Origo,  although  this  addi-
tion is  lacking  in  the  three  manuscripts.  The  Chronicon
Gothanum  states  that  they  changed  their  name  to  Langobards
**  because  their  beaid  was  long  and  never  shaved."  These
last  words  come  from  Isidore  (Etymology,  IX,  2,  94),  but
Jacobi  (13)  considers  it  probable  that  they  were  derived
therefrom  through  the  Origo,  since  there  is  found  elsewhere  in
the  Origo  traces  of  the  use  of  Isidore  (Jacobi,  14).
The  Langobards  obtain  the  victoiy  over  the  Vandals  (1, 10)
but  a  limine  soon  breaks  out  in  Scoringa  and  they  resolve  to
emigrate  (I,  11,  12)  to  Mauringa.  But  they  must  pass
through  the  territory  of  the  Assipitti  who  refuse  them  transit.
