Angul
Eponymous ancestor of the Angles who gave his name to the district he ruled.
Angul is a legendary figure in the Danish tradition who gave his name to the district he governed. According to Saxo, Angul's successors carried the name of their homeland when they later settled in Britain, renaming that land after their place of origin (Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX), Book One). The tradition thus positions Angul as the eponymous ancestor of the Angles, linking the founding of the Anglian people to Danish legendary history.
Saxo's account in Book One of the Gesta Danorum establishes Angul as "the fountain, so runs the tradition, of the beginnings of the Anglian race," attributing to him the naming of the district he ruled (Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX), Book One). The passage serves as an origin legend, connecting the Anglian migration to Britain back to a single named ancestor. Saxo frames this as received tradition rather than historical assertion, a characteristic move in the Gesta Danorum's treatment of legendary material.
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