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==Etymology==

The Anglasweorc takes its name from the Old Ænglish language and literally means "Work of the [[Ænglish people|Ænglish]]". The exact meaning of "work" is twofold; it has a figurative meaning akin to great work or ''magnum opus'' and a more literal meaning in that it was built by the [[Ænglish people|Ænglish]]. The Latin name is testified in an illustrated manuscript at the time of the Cuthbertweorc as the ''Opus Anglicum'', and [[Dan Lärdmann]] testifies in his ninth century ''[[Chronica Gothica]]'' that the Gothic realm ends at ''Änglarswerkr'' (Old Gothic, compare with modern [[East Gothic language|East Gothic]] ''Änglaswerk''). Historians extrapolate from this that the name Anglesweorc was in use long before the expansion of the defences in 1121.

The Anglasweorc takes its name from the Old Ænglish language and literally means "Work of the [[Ænglish people|Ænglish]]". The exact meaning of "work" is twofold; it has a figurative meaning akin to great work or ''magnum opus'' and a more literal meaning in that it was a {{wp|earthwork|work}} built by the [[Ænglish people|Ænglish]]. The Latin name is testified in an illustrated manuscript at the time of the Cuthbertweorc as the ''Opus Anglicum'', and [[Dan Lärdmann]] testifies in his ninth century ''[[Chronica Gothica]]'' that the Gothic realm ends at ''Änglarswerkr'' (Old Gothic, compare with modern [[East Gothic language|East Gothic]] ''Änglaswerk''). Historians extrapolate from this that the name Anglesweorc was in use long before the expansion of the defences in 1121.

==History==

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 ==Etymology==
-The Anglasweorc takes its name from the Old Ænglish language and literally means "Work of the [[Ænglish people|Ænglish]]". The exact meaning of "work" is twofold; it has a figurative meaning akin to great work or ''magnum opus'' and a more literal meaning in that it was built by the [[Ænglish people|Ænglish]]. The Latin name is testified in an illustrated manuscript at the time of the Cuthbertweorc as the ''Opus Anglicum'', and [[Dan Lärdmann]] testifies in his ninth century ''[[Chronica Gothica]]'' that the Gothic realm ends at ''Änglarswerkr'' (Old Gothic, compare with modern [[East Gothic language|East Gothic]] ''Änglaswerk''). Historians extrapolate from this that the name Anglesweorc was in use long before the expansion of the defences in 1121.
+The Anglasweorc takes its name from the Old Ænglish language and literally means "Work of the [[Ænglish people|Ænglish]]". The exact meaning of "work" is twofold; it has a figurative meaning akin to great work or ''magnum opus'' and a more literal meaning in that it was a {{wp|earthwork|work}} built by the [[Ænglish people|Ænglish]]. The Latin name is testified in an illustrated manuscript at the time of the Cuthbertweorc as the ''Opus Anglicum'', and [[Dan Lärdmann]] testifies in his ninth century ''[[Chronica Gothica]]'' that the Gothic realm ends at ''Änglarswerkr'' (Old Gothic, compare with modern [[East Gothic language|East Gothic]] ''Änglaswerk''). Historians extrapolate from this that the name Anglesweorc was in use long before the expansion of the defences in 1121.
 ==History==

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