Engle

Engle, oþre naman Seaxan oþþe Angelseaxan, wæron Germanisce leode sprecende on Ænglisc geþeode þe wunodon on Englalande of fiftan gearhundrede oð Normandisce glom endleftan gearhundredes. Germanisce geleordon to ieglande hwær ær Romwealas lifdon. Lator hie ongunnon genemnan self to anre þeode. On nigoþe gearhundred, Dene hergodon ofer Englaland oð þæt hie ofernamon his healf and oþre gearhundrede Ælfred Cyning and his cynn freodon Angelþeode. Þy onginnunge endleftan gearhundrede, Dene oferwunnon ealle Engle. On 1066 geare, Norþmenn ful fengon Englaland and hraþe forð Ænglisc geþeode wende to Middelænglisce and Angelbuend wurdon gehaten Englisc folc.

Wealdend Engla hehton self cyningas, bytldon byrg and brucon word of godes bec. Heora æftergengan giet wuniað þær hwær hie wunodon. Word Ealdseaxan wearð gebrocen on eahtoþe gearhundred to tocnawenne iegbuend and buend ofer sæ.

 Nama 
Nu hwilum, word Angelseaxan is genotod to naman Ængliscra sprecena on Englalande. Hit tocnæwð eall Germanisc on ieglande and tu læssan folc. Brettisc munuc Gildas Snotor on sixtan gearhundrede heht Germanisce Seaxan and Beda on 730 geare heht his leod Engle. He eac æne breac word Angelseaxan. Angelcirice brucon nawiht butan word Engle. Brettas giet hatað Englisc folc Seaxan.

 Stær 
Englisc stær ongann on endan Romana rices. Se tima bið Geleorednes tid gehaten. Þa scridon Germanisce þeode: Gotan, Wendlas, Engle, Seaxan, Langbeardas, Swæfas, Frisan and Francan. Hie lator wæron gescofen westweardes Hunum, Afarum, Winedum, Bulgarum, Alanum and Ruginum.

Ær geare 400, Breten wæs þeonde boldgetæl Westernes Romana rices hwær seldan belumpon onræsas þe stildon micelre stowlicre fierde. Ac to 410 geare, Romana here wæs oftogen to ofhealdenne onræsas on oþrum boldgetalum. Romwealas forð beweredon sinum þryþum. Þæt tacnað or Æfterromaniscre Bretene.