""Rosamund Queen of the Lombards"" is a historical novel written by Algernon Charles Swinburne. The book tells the story of Rosamund, a beautiful and intelligent woman who becomes the queen of the Lombards, a Germanic people who ruled over Italy during the Middle Ages.Rosamund is a young woman who is forced to marry the king of the Lombards, Alboin, after he conquers her people. Despite the circumstances of their marriage, Rosamund and Alboin develop...