Anglorum

Anglorum is a Latin term historically used to refer to the Angles, an Germanic people who, along with other groups, migrated to Great Britain in the early Middle Ages. The term appears in various historical texts, notably in Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People, where he identifies the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes as the primary tribal groups who settled in Britain. The influence of the Angles is particularly significant as their name is the root of "England" and "English." Their settlements were primarily in what is now eastern England, including East Anglia, Mercia, and Northumbria. The Angle language, Old English, evolved into the modern English language. The term Anglorum is thus a direct Latinization of their ethnic identifier. Understanding Anglorum is key to tracing the linguistic and cultural origins of the English people and the formation of the English state. The historical context of Anglorum is deeply intertwined with the post-Roman period in Britain and the subsequent establishment of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.