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England ?

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 5:09 am
by fish
Sure, Google could tell me......but usually more fun to put a scooterist's mind to it.
So, where did the Eng come from in England?
Ireland is easy. ...no wait, Mr Grumpy is from Scotland.....
Fish

Re: England ?

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 5:35 am
by Alibally
The name "England" is derived from the Old English name Englaland, which means "land of the Angles". The Angles were one of the Germanic tribes that settled in Great Britain during the Early Middle Ages.

So the English are actually German. That'll open a can of worms. :)

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Re: England ?

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 6:10 am
by gn2
Triumph motorcycles was founded by German immigrants.

Re: England ?

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:28 am
by Neil955i
And with a head of State of German lineage to boot!
(Married to a Greek.) Yes, we truly are a nation of mongrels...

Re: England ?

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 12:20 pm
by gn2
Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage are both descended from immigrants.

Which is hilarious given they both had key roles leading the Brexit campaign in an attempt to stop immigrants coming here.

Re: England ?

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 2:27 pm
by easyrider
What about the Roman Empire. Did they not rule what is known as England ?? Mama Mia..you could be Italian.. Ya vole !

Re: England ?

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 2:30 pm
by Alibally
I think that's where the name Britannia came from. The roman name for the UK.


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Re: England ?

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 4:46 pm
by you you
gn2 wrote:Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage are both descended from immigrants.

Which is hilarious given they both had key roles leading the Brexit campaign in an attempt to stop immigrants coming here.

We are pretty much all descendant from immigrants. As is the USA

Re: England ?

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 4:47 pm
by you you
easyrider wrote:What about the Roman Empire. Did they not rule what is known as England ?? Mama Mia..you could be Italian.. Ya vole !
If we were Italian England would be called Italy.

You don't get out of the USA much do you?