is it true that England means "land of the angels"? I read it some place and it sounds really absurd.
land of the angels
"The land of the Angles" , not "angels" the Angles were a Germanic tribe who lived in present day Denmark and migrated to Britain.
"The land of the Angles"
I thought Angles were something related to mathematics. lol.
I thought Angles were something related to mathematics. lol.
The Angles lived in Angeln, the area between and east of the present German towns of Flensburg and Schleswig.
"The Angles lived in Angeln, the area between and east of the present German towns of Flensburg and Schleswig.
Oh! Are the angles in mathematics called up after the Angles in Germany? Were they good in maths like the Greeks?
Oh! Are the angles in mathematics called up after the Angles in Germany? Were they good in maths like the Greeks?
A mathematical angle in German is Winkel. Our word for angle comes from the French.
Germany has probably contributed more to modern mathematics than all but a handful of nations, (yes, Greg, France is one of them), but the ancient Germannics made no significant contributions to mathematics as far as I know.
Germany has probably contributed more to modern mathematics than all but a handful of nations, (yes, Greg, France is one of them), but the ancient Germannics made no significant contributions to mathematics as far as I know.
I would also say that even more absurd England meaning "land of the angels" (which, as we now know, it does not), is Los Angeles meaning "the angels." The city was originally founded with the name of "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles sobre El Río Porciuncula," which means "The town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels on the Porciuncula River."