What’s in a name? If you’re talking about England, which derives from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes that settled in England following the departure of the Romans, then quite a lot.
Anglo Saxon settlements in England in early period of 400-500
England is the name of the country in Great Britain that is the home of the English people.
It is a country with a history as old as any other in Western Europe, yet one unlike any other in that it has been on two occasions overrun by invaders from Scandinavia, but on both occasions these invaders were assimilated into English culture.
The English name Englaland was first applied to the territory of the Anglo-Saxons after their invasion from northern Germany and southern Denmark around 450 AD.
The Anglo Saxons used a shield formation as a tactic on the battlefield
The new ethnic identity of the English people was one of the most important developments of the later Anglo-Saxon period from the ninth to eleventh centuries.
So England was called ‘Englaland’ which is thought to have been derived from the tribal name ‘Angelnen’ .
The Anglo-Saxon period was an era in the history of the English people that began at the end of Roman rule in 410 AD when various Germanic tribes migrated to Britain, and lasted until 1066 AD when Anglo-Saxon rule of England was ended with the Norman conquest.
This era covers a period from about 409 to 1066 AD which includes many very important events for the Anglo-Saxons such as settlement, raids, wars and battles.
Many key developments took place during this time including language development, cultural change, economic change and social change.
The name ‘Angelnen’ is thought to be derived from the Latin word ‘Angli’
Angli was the Latin name given to a Germanic tribe that inhabited the territory between the River Ems and the Elbe. Their settlements were centered in what is now
