Editing Angles (tribe) (section)

==Medieval historiography==
{{Further|Kings of the Angles}}
[[File:Beda Petersburgiensis f3v.jpg|thumb|The ''[[Saint Petersburg Bede]]'', 8th century]]
[[Bede]] (died 735) stated that the Anglii, before coming to Great Britain, dwelt in a land called Angulus, "which lies between the province of the Jutes and the Saxons, and remains unpopulated to this day." A similar account, possibly based on Bede's, is given by the 9th-century ''[[Historia Brittonum]]''. King [[Alfred the Great]] and the chronicler [[Æthelweard (historian)|Æthelweard]] identified this place with Angeln, in the province of [[Schleswig]] (though it may then have been of greater extent), and this identification agrees with the indications given by Bede.{{sfnp|Chadwick|1911|pp=18–19}}

In the Norwegian seafarer [[Ohthere of Hålogaland]]'s account of a two-day voyage from the [[Oslofjord|Oslo fjord]] to [[Duchy of Schleswig|Schleswig]], he reported the lands on his starboard bow, and Alfred appended the note "on these islands dwelt the ''Engle'' before they came hither".{{refn|group=n|See the translation by Sweet,{{sfnp|Sweet|1883|p=19}} noted by Loyn{{sfnp|Loyn|1991|p=24}}}} Confirmation is afforded by English and Danish traditions relating to two kings named [[Wermund]] and [[Offa of Angel]], from whom the [[Mercia]]n royal family claimed descent and whose exploits are connected with Angeln, Schleswig, and [[Rendsburg]].{{sfnp|Chadwick|1911|pp=18–19}}<ref name="lex anglorum"/>

Danish tradition has preserved record of two governors of Schleswig, father and son, in their service, Frowinus ([[Freawine]]) and [[Ket and Wig|Wigo]] (Wig), from whom the royal family of [[Wessex]] claimed descent.{{sfnp|Chadwick|1911|pp=18–19}} During the fifth century, the Anglii invaded Great Britain, after which time their name does not recur on the continent except in the title of the legal code issued to the [[Thuringii|Thuringians]]: ''[[Lex Angliorum et Werinorum hoc est Thuringorum]]''.{{sfnp|Chadwick|1911|pp=18–19}}<ref name="lex anglorum"/>

The Angles are the subject of a legend about [[Pope Gregory I]], who happened to see a group of Angle children from [[Deira]] for sale as slaves in the Roman market. As the story was told by Bede, Gregory was struck by the unusual appearance of the slaves and asked about their background. When told they were called ''Anglii'' (Angles), he replied with a Latin pun that translates well into English: "Bene, nam et angelicam habent faciem, et tales angelorum in caelis decet esse coheredes" (It is well, for they have an angelic face, and such people ought to be co-heirs of the angels in heaven). Supposedly, this encounter inspired the pope to launch a mission to bring Christianity to their countrymen.{{sfnp|Bede|731|loc= [[:la:s:Historia Ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum - Liber Secundus|Lib.&nbsp;II]]}}{{sfnp|Jane|1910|loc= [[s:Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation (Jane)/Book 2|Vol.&nbsp;II]]}}