Engla þēod

Engla þēod, n: country or nation of the English. (ENG-gla-THAY-od / ˈɛŋ-gla-ˌθeːɔd)

Map of Britain in a medieval manuscript which shows different regions, cities and towns, rivers and fortifying walls, all of which are labelled in Latin.
Matthew Paris map of Britain; England (St Albans), 1250; British Library, MS Cotton Claudius D VI, f. 12v. [medievalists.net]

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