Angles
North Sea Germanic people, from the eponymous area
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Summary
Angles is a historical ethnic group[1]. Angles ranks in the top 5% of historical ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,769 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: Angeln[3]
- Location: Schleswig-Holstein[4]
- Commons category: Angles (people)[5]
- Country of origin: Germany[6]
- Start time: 1[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Angles (tribe)[8]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[9], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[12], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15]
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Influence
Things named for Angles include England[16], a constituent country of the United Kingdom[17], in United Kingdom[18], founded in 0927[19] and Anglo-Saxons[20], a historical ethnic group[21].
Why It Matters
Angles has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Angles is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for Angles include England[16], a constituent country of the United Kingdom[17], in United Kingdom[18], founded in 0927[19] and Anglo-Saxons[20], a historical ethnic group[21].