Modern Angeln, also known as Anglia (German: Angeln, Danish: Angel, Latin: Anglia, English: may follow German or Latin; direct translation from Latin: England), is a peninsula in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, protruding into the Bay of Kiel. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by Water but connected to Mainland via an Isthmus. is the northernmost of the 16 ''Bundesländer'' in Germany. The former English name was Sleswick-Holsatia the Danish name is Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. |-|The Bay of Kiel (Kieler Bucht Kiel Bugt is a Bay in the southwestern Baltic Sea, off the shores of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany and the It is separated from the neighbouring peninsula of Schwansen (Danish: Svans or Svansø) by the Schlei inlet, and from the Danish island of Als by the Flensburger Förde ("Firth of Flensburg"). Schwansen (Svans or Svansø, meaning "tail" is a peninsula in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, protruding into the Baltic Sea. The Schlei (Slien is a narrow Inlet of the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Flensburg Fjord (Flensburger Förde Flensborg Fjord occasionally known as Flensburg Firth, is a 50 km long Inlet of the Baltic Sea. Flensburg ( Danish: Flensborg, Low Saxon: Flensborg, North Frisian: Flansborj) is an independent town in Whether ancient Angeln conformed to these borders is uncertain. It may have been somewhat larger; however, the ancient sources mainly concur that it included the territory of modern Angeln.
Angeln has a significance far beyond its current small area and country terrain, in that it is believed to have been the original home of the Angles, Germanic immigrants to central and northern England, and East Anglia. The Angles is a modern English word for a Germanic-speaking people who took their name from the cultural ancestral region of Angeln, a modern district located in This article is mainly about the English Midlands For other uses see Midlands (disambiguation. Northern England, The North, The North of England or (less commonly The North Country refers to the parts of England north of an ill-defined line East Anglia is often used as a shorthand for the Kingdom of the East Angles. This migration led to their new homeland being named after them, from which the name "England" derives. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland English, a major language of the modern world, derives its name from the Angles and Angeln.
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Name
In one theory the name of the Angles came from Germanic words for "narrow" (compare German eng = "narrow"), and meant "the people who live beside the Narrow [Water]", i. The Germanic languages are a group of related languages that constitute a branch of the Indo-European (IE Language family. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. e. beside the Schlei estuary. The Schlei (Slien is a narrow Inlet of the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open The root would be *angh-, "tight".
The word Angeln in German means "Angles", but is used as a way to designate the area they occupied (Anglia. ) The most common theory is that the name Angeln itself etymologically means "hook", as in angling for fish. Angling is a method of Fishing by means of an "angle" ( hook) Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two Many reputable etymological dictionaries are silent on its root. Julius Pokorny, a major Indo-European linguist, derives it from *ang-, "bend". Julius Pokorny ( 12 June 1887 – 8 April 1970) was a scholar of the Celtic languages, particularly Irish, and a supporter The meaning would be Anwohner der Holsteiner Bucht, "residents at the Bay of Holstein". The problem with this derivation is that Grimm's Law does not appear to apply to it. Grimm's law (also known as the First Germanic Sound Shift or the Rask's-Grimm's rule) named for Jacob Grimm, is a set of statements describing The theory that "Angeln" refers to a landforms resembling a hook would have required advanced mapmaking abilities by its people, and is thus misleading.
Angeln is situated on the large bight linking the Baltic coast to Jutland, which is mainly the Bay of Kiel (Kieler Bucht), but might be seen as Holsteiner Bucht. Schleswig (Slesvig South Jutlandic: Sljasvig, archaic Sleswick Low German: Sleswig) is a Town in the northeastern part of
The Angles were part of the Federation of the Ingaevones, with their mystic ancestor and god of fertility Yngvi, and both terms might well share the same root (inglish -> anglish), say as the origin of the federation. The Ingaevones or Ingvaeones ("people of Yngvi " as described in God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. Fertility is the natural capability of giving life As a measure "Fertility Rate" is the number of children born per couple person or population Yngvi, Yngvin, Ingwine, Inguin are names that relate to an older theonym Ing and which appears to have been the older name for the god Freyr Pokorny points out the possible use of this etymological root in other ancient names, such as Hardanger and Angrivarii. Hardanger is a traditional district in the western part of Norway, dominated by the Hardangerfjord. The Angrivarii were a Germanic tribe of the early Roman Empire mentioned briefly in Ptolemy as the Angriouarroi (Ptolemy's Greek given in Roman
Early history
The region was home to the Germanic people, the Angles, who, together with Saxons, left their home to migrate to Britain in the 5th-6th centuries. The Germanic peoples are a historical group of Indo-European -speaking peoples originating in Northern Europe and identified by their use of the Germanic The Angles is a modern English word for a Germanic-speaking people who took their name from the cultural ancestral region of Angeln, a modern district located in The Saxons or Saxon people were a Confederation of Old Germanic tribes. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands For the years 449-455, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle describes how king Vortigern (a British king) invited the Angles to come and receive land among them if they would help to defend them against the Picts. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of Annals in Old English chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. Vortigern (ˈvɔrtɨɡɝːn also spelled Vortiger and Vortigen and in Welsh Gwrtheyrn was a 5th century warlord in Britain, a leading ruler among The Picts were a Confederation of tribes in what was later to become eastern and northern Scotland from Roman times until the 10th century Those successful Angles sent word back that good land was available and that the British were worthless (presumably as soldiers). Then:
- "From Anglia, which has ever since remained waste between the Jutes and the Saxons, came the East Angles, the Middle Angles, the Mercians, and all of those north of the Humber. " (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 449 AD)
The phrase "north of the Humber" refers to the northern kingdom of Northumbria which includes what is now north and north eastern England and part of southern Scotland. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Mercia was located in central England and broadly corresponds to what is now known as the English Midlands. Mercia (ˈmɝsiə was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. This article is mainly about the English Midlands For other uses see Midlands (disambiguation.
It had long been suspected from all the Germanic sources that this report is too simple, a suspicion confirmed by the archaeology; namely, the fibulae, or brooches, worn by the women. A Fibula is an ancient brooch (Plural fibulae Technically the Latin term fibulae refers specifically to Roman brooches however the term is widely used to There are essentially two kinds, the saucer brooch and the cruciform brooch. East coastal and northern Britain were settled by women wearing cruciform brooches, which came from coastal Scandinavia, all of Denmark, and Schleswig-Holstein all the way south to the lower Elbe and all the way east to the Oder, as well as a pocket in coastal Friesland, the embarkation point. Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The Elbe ( die Elbe Low German: de Ilv) is one of the major Rivers of Central Europe. The Oder (known in Czech and Polish as Odra) is a River in Central Europe. Friesland ( West Frisian: Fryslân, Dutch Friesland) is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the bigger region known
South central Britain was settled by women wearing the saucer brooch, which came from Lower Saxony, the south side of the lower Elbe, and pockets among the then Franks up the Rhine and along the coast to the mouth of the Seine. Lower Saxony ( German: Niedersachsen ch is pronounced before an s --> lies in north-western Germany and is second The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge The Seine (sɛn in French) is a slow flowing major River and commercial waterway within the regions of Île-de-France and Haute-Normandie
Eastern Sweden, except in the far north, did not use either brooch, which may indicate that they were not as close culturally to the westward-looking population; i. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. e. , they formed a conservative subculture of their own, the nucleus of a future Sweden. They would have looked adventurously rather to the east, where the Goths had gone and where the Vikings who would found Russia were to go. The Goths ( Gothic: Gothic usvg|14px|u]]Gothic asvg|14px|a]]Gothic s A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
The most logical conclusion is that the people called "Angles" comprised the population of all of Schleswig-Holstein and the Propommern south to the first big bend in the Elbe. The Elbe ( die Elbe Low German: de Ilv) is one of the major Rivers of Central Europe. They must have included identities mentioned under other names in the more ancient sources, just as the Angles themselves must have had other names. A more complete presentation is given under Angles. The Angles is a modern English word for a Germanic-speaking people who took their name from the cultural ancestral region of Angeln, a modern district located in
Later history
After the Angles departed from Anglia, by the 8th century the region was occupied by Danish Vikings. A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas This is reflected in the large number of place names ending in -by (meaning -city) in the region today. In the Viking period, the chronicler Æthelweard reports that the most important town in Angeln was Hedeby. Æthelweard (also spelled Ethelward) Anglo-Saxon Historian, was the great-great-grandson of Æthelred of Wessex (who was the brother of Hedeby (ˡheðəby Old Norse Heiðabýr, of heiðr = heathland and býr = yard thus "heath yard" sometimes known
Later Angeln's history is subsumed in that of the larger surrounding region, which came to be known as Southern Jutland or Schleswig (Danish: Slesvig). South Jutland (Sønderjylland is the name for the region south of the Kongeå in Jutland. Until the 19th century, the area primarily belonged to Denmark. But ethnically and linguistically a mixed German/Danish population evolved. Denmark lost Schleswig to Austria and Prussia in 1864 as a result of the second war of Schleswig. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state The First Schleswig War occurred in 1848–1851. The Second Schleswig War (2 In 1920, following Germany's defeat in World War I, a plebiscite was held to determine which areas should return to Danish control. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Schleswig Plebiscites were two Plebiscites organized according to section XII articles 109 to 114 of the Treaty of Versailles of June 28 As a result of the plebiscite, much of Schleswig returned to Denmark, but Angeln remained in Germany. See Schleswig-Holstein Question for a detailed history. The Schleswig-Holstein Question was the name given to the whole complex of diplomatic and other issues arising in the 19th century out of the relations of the two duchies Schleswig
See also
References
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles: Translated and collated by Anne Savage, Dorset Press, 1983, ISBN 0-88029-061-7
- Malcom Falkus and John Gillingham, Historical Atlas of Britain, Crescent Books, 1987, ISBN 0-517-63382-5
External links
- Angeln cattle
- Tourism in Angeln
- Cinarchea (Archaeological films of Schleswig-Holstein)
- County and Municipal Flags (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
- Genealogy in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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