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When the Romans left England, this land was settled mainly by teutons, who lived in the German district of Angeln, and Saxons, from another German region. Hence the name Anglo-Saxon. The Teuton, because of their native region, received the name "angles".

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What is a word for Land of Angles?

The land of angles had four angles which were North Angles, South Angles, East Angles and, of course, West Angles and together they form the land now known as England. So, the single-worded answer is ENGLAND...and this comes from an Ulster man...namely D Gillanders! Do I get a prize? :o)


What was England known as before it became England?

Before it became England, the land was known as Angleland, named after the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes that settled there in the 5th and 6th centuries.


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The land of the Angles refers to England, which is part of the United Kingdom. The Angles were one of the Germanic tribes that settled in England during the early medieval period.


Where does the name of modern England come from?

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Why is England named England?

England is named after the Angles, a Germanic tribe that settled in the region during the 5th and 6th centuries. The name "England" comes from the Old English word "Engla land," which means "land of the Angles."


Why was England named England?

England was named after the Angles, a Germanic tribe that settled in the region during the 5th and 6th centuries. The name "England" means "land of the Angles."


What does England name means?

It is the land of the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes to invade in the Middle Ages


How did the New England states get this name?

mapmakers labeled the palace "land of the Angles"; then, Angle Land : Then Angle Land became anglicize to England


What was England called?

'England' derives from the Old English name Englaland (Ænglaland, Ængla Land) which means 'Land of the Angles'.


What does England Mean?

England was named from the Old English words "Engla land", "Englaland", & "Angelcynn" meaning "Land of the Angles". Angles were just one of the Germanic tribes that settled in Great Britain during the early part of the middle ages.


Who invented england?

Well, the land has been there for a very long time, becoming an island as a product of erosion and sea-level rise. At some stage it was invaded/settled by the Angles, Germanic tribes of people from the peninsula of Angeln, an area now known as Denmark and northern Germany. Historian Bede called these people Anglefolc. In due course the land occupied by the Angles became known as Angle-land, then Engle-land, then England. See Related links below this box for more information.


What was the name of the German tribe who gave the name 'Land of the angels' to England?

"The land of the Angles" , not "angels" the Angles were a Germanic tribe who lived in present day Denmark and migrated to Britain.