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Descendents of the Kings of Angle
This research team is exploring the lives and times, ancestry and descendents of a branch of the Danish royal family that were the Kings of Angle. The team is particularly interested in the king named Hring (aka Anulo) who is probably named for the ring (Latin Curvus) fort that stood at Hedeby. Key symbols of Heidabyr include the raven (Latin Corvus) and the Hart, Stag (Latin Cervus).
The family is best known for rule established over the cultural ancestral region of Angeln, a modern district located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany that included the market town of Hedeby. The family also established rule over Frisia, including the important region of Rustringen.
Crispin is one of the most ancient family names adopted by their descendents. Variations include Krause (German), Freskin (Frisian), Crispin (Latin) and Friser (French). Crispin derives from the meaning of "curly," which pertains to the semi-circular fort at Hedeby that curls in a crescent shape.
The subject family was also known for the many powerful Sea-Kings, including Ragnar, Hasting and their sons. The family is also noted for the Danelaw established in England, including the Kingdom of Northumbria and Kingdom of East Anglia, and the lands of the Five Boroughs of Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Stamford and Lincoln. The family is also known for uniting Scandinavia under Harald Blatand, for the role played in the formation of Flanders and Normandy, and for influence and rule in Brittany, Maine and Anjou.
Tremendous discoveries have been made since this group was launched. As Crispin cousins, we are on a journey of discovery involving one of the most influential families in the histories of Central Europe, Denmark, Germany, Flanders, Normandy, Spain, England, Italy and many other locations.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crispincousins/Location of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes before their migrations to Britain. Note that borders fluctuated with the fortunes of war, in particular that between the Angles and Jutes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_kings_of_the_Angleshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angles