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.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Holland, otherwise known as the Netherlands. And if someone claims to be from Europe, and thinks Dutch people are from Denmark, well, uh, I guess either they are lying or just didn't pay attention in school. People from Denmark are known as Danes. Source(s): http://us.holland.com/.