Angles
German translation: Angeln
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Angeln Explanation: ... is what they're called, die Angeln. life |
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Angeln Explanation: as far as I can remember from school, they invaded not all of the UK, but only England. They were accompanied by the Saxons (Sachsen), and are sometimes jointly referred to as Angelsachsen, or, more frequently, something is referred to as "angelsächsisch". |
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Die Angeln Explanation: =westgermanischer Volksstamm, der England besiedelte Muret-Sanders |
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Angeln Explanation: Angles = Angeln as per this Encyclopedia Britannica reference: "member of a Germanic people, which, together with the Jutes and Saxons, invaded England in the 5th century AD. The Angles gave their name to England, as well as to the word Englisc, used even by Saxon writers to denote their vernacular tongue. The Angles are first mentioned by Tacitus (1st century AD) as worshipers of the deity Nerthus. According to the Venerable Bede in the Ecclesiastical History of the English People, their continental homeland was centred in Angulus, traditionally identified as the Angeln district in Schleswig between the Schlei inlet and the Flensburger Förde, which they appear to have abandoned at the time of their invasion of Britain. They settled in large numbers during the 5th and 6th centuries in the kingdoms of Mercia, Northumbria, and East and Middle Anglia." Both you and the EB use the word "invade" but that seems perhaps too strong to me, the word "immigrate" would probably be more appropriate. The Normans "invaded" England, the Angles just wandered in. - Hope this helps - Dan |
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