They were sometimes referred to as the `` long-haired kings '' -LRB- Latin reges criniti -RRB- by contemporaries , for their symbolically unshorn hair -LRB- traditionally the tribal leader of the PERSON@1 wore his hair long , as distinct from the Romans and the tonsured clergy -RRB- .

They were sometimes referred to as the `` long-haired kings '' -LRB- Latin reges criniti -RRB- by people of the time , for their symbolically unshorn hair -LRB- traditionally the tribal leader of the PERSON@1 wore his hair long , while the warriors trimmed theirs short -RRB- .
