As its name suggests, the English language, today spoken by hundreds of millions of people around the world, originated as the language of England, where it remains the principal tongue today (although not officially designated as such). An Indo-European language in Anglo-Frisian branch of the Germanic family, it is closely related to Scots and Frisian. As the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms merged into England, "Old English" emerged; some of it ...

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England, England - History, England - Politics, England - Subdivisions, England - Geography, England - Major rivers, England - Major conurbations, England - Economy, England - Demographics, England - English identity, England - Culture, England - Languages, England - Nomenclature, England - Symbols and insignia, England - National anthems

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England, England - History, England - Politics, England - Subdivisions, England - Geography, England - Major rivers, England - Major conurbations, England - Economy, England - Demographics, England - English identity, England - Culture, England - Languages, England - Nomenclature, England - Symbols and insignia, England - National anthems

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The country is named after the Angles, one of several Germanic tribes who settled the country in the 5th and 6th centuries. There are two distinct linguistic patterns for the name of the country. The majority of European languages use names akin to "England": "England" (Danish, German, Swedish, Norwegian) "Engeland" (Dutch) "Inglismaa" (Estonian) "Angleterre" (French) "Anglaterra" (Catalan) "Inghilterra" (Italian) "Inglaterra" (Spanish, Portuguese, Galici ...

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England, England - History, England - Politics, England - Subdivisions, England - Geography, England - Major rivers, England - Major conurbations, England - Economy, England - Demographics, England - English identity, England - Culture, England - Languages, England - Nomenclature, England - Symbols and insignia, England - National anthems

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England is a nation and the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom accounting for more than 83% of the total UK population. It occupies most of the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and shares land borders with fellow home nations Scotland, to the north, and Wales, to the west. Elsewhere, it is bordered by the sea. England is named after the Angles, one of a number of Germanic tribes believed to have originated in Angeln in Northern Germany, who settled in England in the 5th and 6th ...

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England - History England - Politics England - Subdivisions England - Geography
England - Major rivers England - Major conurbations
England - Economy England - Demographics England - English identity England - Culture England - Languages England - Nomenclature England - Symbols and insignia England - National anthems

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Celtic Insular Celtic Brythonic languages The Brythonic languages (or Brittonic languages) form one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic language family. The name Brythonic is derived from the Welsh word Brython, meaning an indigenous Briton as opposed to an Anglo-Saxon or Gael. The Brythonic branch is also referred to as P-Celtic because the Brythonic reflex of the Proto-Indo-European phoneme *kw is p as opposed to the Goidelic c. Such nomencla ...

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Brythonic languages - Classification Brythonic languages - History and origins Brythonic languages - Remnants in England and Scotland

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The Athanasian Creed (Quicunque vult) is a statement of Christian doctrine traditionally ascribed to St. Athanasius, Archbishop of Alexandria, who lived in the 4th century. However most of today's historians agree that in all probability it was originally written in Latin, not in Greek, and thus Athanasius cannot have been the original author. Its theology is closely akin to that found in the writing of western theologians, especially Ambrose of Milan. It was designed to overcome Arianism. Liturgically, this Creed was recited at the Sunday Office of Prime in th ...

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Athanasian Creed - English-Language Translations
Athanasian Creed - The ICET English Language Translation Athanasian Creed - Book of Common Prayer 1662 Church of England Athanasian Creed - Scholarly edition and annotated translation

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British literature is literature from the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The largest part of this literature is written in the English language, but there are also separate literatures in the Welsh language, Scottish Gaelic, Scots and other languages. Northern Ireland is the only part of Ireland still part of the United Kingdom and it possesses literature in English, Ulster Scots and Irish. Irish writers have also played an important part in the development of English-language literature. Britis ...

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British literature - Old Celtic literature British literature - Old English literature British literature - Late medieval literature in England British literature - Other medieval literatures British literature - Early modern English literature to 1660 British literature - English language literature from 1660 to the late 18th century British literature - Non English language literatures from the 16th century to the 19th century British literature - 19th century English language literature
British literature - The Romantics British literature - The 19th century novel British literature - Victorian poets British literature - Ireland British literature - Wales British literature - Scotland
British literature - English language literature since 1900 British literature - Non English language literatures since 1900 British literature - Literary prizes

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The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States of America defined by the US Census Bureau. The Northeast is bordered to the north by Canada, to the west by the Midwest, to the south by the South, and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. Its largest city, New York City, is also the largest city and metropolitan area in the United States. As defined by the Census Bureau, the Northeast region of the United States covers nine states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania ...

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Northeastern United States - Geography Northeastern United States - History
Northeastern United States - New England Northeastern United States - The Mid-Atlantic
Northeastern United States - Culture
Northeastern United States - Language Ethnicity and Religion Northeastern United States - Urban Suburban and Rural
Northeastern United States - Economy Northeastern United States - Politics
Northeastern United States - Historical Politics Northeastern United States - Northeastern Politics Today
Northeastern United States - Some Famous Northeasterners

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The culture of the United Kingdom is rich and varied, and has been influential on culture on a worldwide scale. It is a European country, and has many cultural links with its former colonies, particularly those that use the English language (the Anglosphere). Considerable contributions to British culture have been made over the last half-century by immigrants from the Indian Subcontinent and the West Indies. While it can be argued that a common British identity still permeates society (though this is a contested and contentious assert ...

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Culture of the United Kingdom - Language Culture of the United Kingdom - The Arts
Culture of the United Kingdom - Literature Culture of the United Kingdom - Theatre Culture of the United Kingdom - Music Culture of the United Kingdom - Broadcasting Culture of the United Kingdom - Visual Art Culture of the United Kingdom - Architecture
Culture of the United Kingdom - Science and technology Culture of the United Kingdom - Religion Culture of the United Kingdom - Food Culture of the United Kingdom - Education
Culture of the United Kingdom - England Culture of the United Kingdom - Northern Ireland Culture of the United Kingdom - Scotland Culture of the United Kingdom - Wales Culture of the United Kingdom - Higher education
Culture of the United Kingdom - Sociological issues
Culture of the United Kingdom - Housing Culture of the United Kingdom - Living arrangements
Culture of the United Kingdom - Sport Culture of the United Kingdom - National costume Culture of the United Kingdom - Naming convention

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The Way of St James, or St James' Way, quite often known by its Spanish name the Camino de Santiago, is the pilgrimage to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in north-westernmost Spain where the apostle Saint James the Great is said to be laid to rest. There is no one route - the Way can be one of any number of pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela - but there are a number of main ones. The Way of St James has been one of the most important Christian pilgrimages since medieval times - the othe ...

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Way of St. James - History of St James' Way
Way of St. James - The pilgrimage as penance Way of St. James - Pre-Christian history of the route
Way of St. James - The modern-day pilgrimage Way of St. James - The many roads of the Way of St James
Way of St. James - The French Way or Camino Francés Way of St. James - The Arles Way and the Aragonese Way Way of St. James - The Northern Way or Camino del Norte Way of St. James - The English Way or Camino Inglés Way of St. James - The Portuguese Way or Camino Portugués Way of St. James - The Camino Mozárabe and the Via de la Plata
Way of St. James - The Way of St. James in England Way of St. James - The Way's name in other languages

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Aragon (Spanish and Aragonese: Aragón; Catalan: Aragó) is an autonomous community of north-eastern Spain. It has an area of 47,719 km² with a population of 1,217,514 (2003). Aragon is bounded on the north by France, on the east by Catalonia, on the south by Valencia, and on the west by Castile-La Mancha, Castile-Leon, La Rioja, and Navarre. It comprises the provinces of Zaragoza (English: Saragossa or Caesaraugusta), Huesca, and Teruel. It is traversed by the Ebro, mountainous in the north; with beautifu ...

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Aragon - Language Aragon - History Aragon - List of Chancellors

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The History of Anglo-Saxon England covers the history of early medieval England from the end of Roman Britain and the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the 5th century until the Conquest by the Normans in 1066. The 5th and 6th centuries are known archaeologically as Sub-Roman Britain, or in popular history as the "Dark Ages"; from the 6th century larger distinctive kingdoms are developing, still known to some as the Heptarchy; the arrival of the Vikings at the end of the 8th century brought many changes to Britain, and relation ...

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History of Anglo-Saxon England - Sources History of Anglo-Saxon England - Migration: Fifth to Sixth Centuries History of Anglo-Saxon England - Seventh to Eighth Centuries History of Anglo-Saxon England - First Viking Age: Ninth Century History of Anglo-Saxon England - Formation of England: Tenth Century History of Anglo-Saxon England - The Second Viking Age and the Norman Conquest: Eleventh Century

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Anglo-French is a term that may be used in several contexts: Nationality, eg. a person with one English parent and one French parent may be said to be Anglo-French Joint activities between England (or the UK) and France, eg. Anglo-French relations Linguistic - may be used to describe the Anglo-Norman language, the dialect of Old Norman used in medieval England Other related archivesAnglo-Norman language, England, France

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Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. It is a West Germanic language and therefore is similar to Old Frisian and Old Saxon. It is also quite similar to Old Norse (and by extension, to modern Icelandic). Old English was not static, and its usage covered a period of approximately 700 years – from the Anglo-Saxon migrations which created England in the fi ...

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Old English language - Germanic origins Old English language - Latin influence Old English language - Viking influence Old English language - Celtic influence Old English language - Dialects Old English language - Phonology Old English language - Standardised orthography
Old English language - The alphabet
Old English language - Syntax Old English language - Morphology Old English language - Sample text

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The Anglo-Norman language is the name given to the variety of the Norman language spoken by the Anglo-Normans, the descendants of the Normans who ruled the Kingdom of England following the conquest by William of Normandy in 1066. This langue d'oïl became the official language of England and later developed into the unique insular dialect now known as the Anglo-Norman language. Anglo-Norman was the spoken language of the Norman nobility and was also used in the courts, to compile official documents, to write literature, and for commercial purposes. The lower classes were keen on learning Anglo-Norma ...

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Anglo-Norman language - Use and development Anglo-Norman language - Characteristics

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The modern Brythonic languages all derive from a common ancestral language termed British, Common Brythonic, Old Brythonic or Proto-Brythonic, which is thought to have developed from the Proto-Celtic language which was introduced to Britain from the middle second millennium BC (Hawkes, 1973). Brythonic languages were then spoken at least in the whole of Great Britain south of the rivers Forth and Clyde, presumably also including the Isle of Man. The theory has been advanced (notably by R. F. O'Rahilly) that Irelan ...

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Brythonic languages, Brythonic languages - Classification, Brythonic languages - History and origins, Brythonic languages - Remnants in England and Scotland

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The English squire comes from the Old French escuier, itself derived from the Late Latin scutarius - "shield bearer." The Latin equivalent is armiger. A squire was originally a person who aspired to the rank of knighthood and who, as part of his development to that end, served an existing knight as his attendant or shield carrier (hence the name). However, during the middle ages the rank of esquire came to be recognized in its own right and, once knighthood ceased to be conferred by any but the monarch, it ...

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Squire, Squire - Squire in various European languages, Squire - Present status England, Squire - Squires in literature

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In an English village in 19th century, 20th century, and possibly 21st century the squire was the person of pre-eminent social position in the community. The squire more often than not lives at the village manor house, and owns an estate in or around the village. If the squire was patron of the parish church—and he often was—he would choose the vicar. The position of squire was never formally conferred or held: it depended and depends solely upon acceptance as such by the local population. Such acceptance is today likely to be dep ...

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Squire, Squire - Squire in various European languages, Squire - Present status England, Squire - Squires in literature

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The English as an ethnic group can trace their heritage back to the Anglo-Saxons (or Old English), who between the 5th and 7th centuries, after the withdrawal of the Roman Empire, came to occupy most of lowland Britain (although a lack of documentation from the "Dark Ages" (Early Middle Ages) means few individuals can prove such descent). The name of the area known as England derives from this settlement. The tribes participating in this conquest of Britain included the Angles, the Jutes, ...

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English people, English people - History, English people - Culture, English people - Contribution to humanity, English people - Language, English people - Religion, English people - Sport, English people - Symbols, English people - Identity

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Athanasian Creed - The ICET English Language Translation. The following translation was prepared by the International Consultation on English Texts: Whoever wants to be saved should above all cling to the catholic faith. Whoever does not guard it whole and inviolable will doubtless perish eternally. Now this is the catholic faith: We worship one God in trinity and the Trinity in unity, neither confusing the persons nor dividing the divine being. ...

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Athanasian Creed, Athanasian Creed - English-Language Translations, Athanasian Creed - The ICET English Language Translation, Athanasian Creed - Book of Common Prayer 1662 Church of England, Athanasian Creed - Scholarly edition and annotated translation

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