What was the ancient name of the United Kingdom?

Answer 1

The present United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales. Before it was united, it consisted of the sepatate elements, which included the whole of the island of Ireland. Variously, people might have thought of 'Great Britain', 'Britain', or 'England' etc. In Roman times it was 'Britannia'. ANSWER In ancient times, before the Romans came, the land(s) they called "Brittania" were held by many clans or tribes, including the Angles, Saxons, Celts, Jutes, Picts, and lesser known peoples. After the Romans left "Brittania" the isles again were ruled by various clans and tribes. In 927 England became a unified country. The Angles and Saxons settled the Southern part of the main Island. England means Angland. The Picts settled what is now Cornwall, Celts and Picts became the Welsh, and the Celts became the Scots and Irish. The Jutes were a Norse people, related to the Danes, who lived in the northeastern part of England, and you can still see their fair hair in that area.