Angles

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Webster's Dictionary [1]

(n. pl.) An ancient Low German tribe, that settled in Britain, which came to be called Engla-land (Angleland or England). The Angles probably came from the district of Angeln (now within the limits of Schleswig), and the country now Lower Hanover, etc.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]

A German tribe from Sleswig who invaded Britain in the 5th century and gave name to England.

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