Sunday, July 22, 2012

Fact of the Day: Angle Land

England's name is derived from the Old English "Englaland" which meant "land of the Angles". The Angles were a local Germanic tribe who set the foundations of the nation's early history.
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2 comments:

DEZMOND said...

that's why the old name was Anglia :)

July 22, 2012 at 1:18 PM
The Angry Lurker said...

One I actually knew!

July 22, 2012 at 6:32 PM

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