Faroaldus

This name derives from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “fæger,” which in turn derives from the Proto-Germanic “*fagraz / fara,” meaning “beautiful, lovely, pleasant.” Burgundofara, also called Saint Fara or Fare, was the founder and first abbess of the abbey of Faremoutiers. Her family is known as the Faronids, named after her brother Saint Faro. Fara is an element designated a military force composed of a single ethnic group or family and the basic unit of social organization and military of the Lombards. Faroald I was the first Duke of Spoleto, which he established during the decade of interregnum that followed the death of Alboin’s successor (574 or 575). He led the Lombards into the center of the Italian peninsula while Zotto led them into the south.