735: angles and jutes Dec 12, 2016
The reason behind the name, Saxon, was covered before so it seemed logical to go over the other tribes of England. The Angles were so named because of their region's shape. Angles come from present-day Schleswig in Denmark, but the region has always had a lot of German people and influences, so it would make sense that the name has a common root shared with Latin, Old English, and German.
As for the Jutes, there is much debate, even as to whether these people were their own distinct group. Some people have claimed that this is just an alternative pronunciation of Geats or Goths, and even though their homeland, Jutland juts out into the ocean, there is little evidence that this would have caused the name for this Danish peninsula.
As for the Jutes, there is much debate, even as to whether these people were their own distinct group. Some people have claimed that this is just an alternative pronunciation of Geats or Goths, and even though their homeland, Jutland juts out into the ocean, there is little evidence that this would have caused the name for this Danish peninsula.