The Myths. 1  Everyone in the Middle Ages thought the earth was flat. 2  Columbus faced opposition to his attempt to find a western route to Asia because people thought the earth was flat.
King Alfred of Wessex was careful to note this himself, suggesting a wide-ranging area of settlement of the Angles, and a relatively large population. The Angles, Anglii, or Angels (the 'g' is pronounced hard, as in 'gun' not soft as with a 'j') are first mentioned by Tacitus (Germania) about AD 98. They could be related to the Teutones of Pliny and Strabo in the early first century AD, forming a group known as the Ingaevones with the Chauci and the Cimbri.
Some of his most famous fai Hans Christian Andersen (Danish: [ËhanËs ËkÊaesdjan ËkÊÃ¦sdjan]; ËÉnÉsnÌ© often referred to In scandinavia As. H. C; Andersen april, 2 â 1805 august, 4) 1875 was A danish author and. Poet although a prolific writer of, plays, travelogues, novels and, Poems andersen is best remembered for his fairy. tales