Yes of course Im being hyperbole, tough Norman French I would assume is Old Norse and French combined somehow considering the Normans were French? (Genuinly curious)
Even the name England literally means Meadowcountry in scandinavian countries 
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So the poem does not come from the Geats in the late Iron Age, although perhaps some oral stories survive in Beowulf in some manner, although I suspect they are much changed, and we would have no way of knowing regardless.
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Appreciate it alot! Cheers
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Thanks, that is all interesting. Origin stories are always essential to any group of people I suppose, and safe to say there are waaay more fluky ones that have been floating around over the ages. Going to check out the other mentioned story for sure
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Widsith is very good, I recommend that one too. And yes, there are certainly stranger origin stories. My other area of study, Ireland, has some interesting ones.
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Now curious to know where the term ”Äng/Eng” i.e ”Meadow” originates from (do you happen to know?) Ängel = Angel
Was christianity already so predominent in Norse tribes by the time the term Enga Londe/England originated?