A term which may be considered as a compound of Angle and Saxon, the names of the two principal Teutonic tribes which took possession of Britain and formed the English nation by their ultimate union. As thus regarded and used to designate the race, the language and the institutions which resulted from that union, it is only objectionable, perhaps, as being superfluous, because English is the accepted name of the people of England and all pertaining to them. But the term Anglo-Saxon has also been more particularly employed to designate the Early English people and their language, before the Norman Conquest, as though they were Anglo-Saxon at that period and became English afterwards. Modern historians are protesting strongly against this use of the term. Mr. Freeman _(Norman Conquest, volume 1, note A)_, says: "The name by which our forefathers really knew themselves and by which they were known to other nations was English and no other. 'Angli,' 'Engle,' 'Angel-cyn,' 'Englisc,' are the true names by which the Teutons of Britain knew themselves and their language. ... As a chronological term, Anglo-Saxon is equally objectionable with Saxon. The 'Anglo-Saxon period,' as far as there ever was one, is going on still. I speak therefore of our forefathers, not as 'Saxons,' or even as 'Anglo-Saxons,' but as they spoke of themselves, as Englishmen--'Angli,' 'Engle,'-'Angel-cyn.'" See, also, SAXONS, and ANGLES AND JUTES. ANGLON, Battle of. Fought in Armenia. A. D. 543, between the Romans and the Persians, with disaster to the former. _G. Rawlinson, Seventh Great Oriental Monarchy, chapter 20._ ANGORA, Battle of (1402). See TIMOUR also, TURKS: A. D. 1389-1403. ANGOSTURA, OR BUENA VISTA, Battle of. See MEXICO: A. D. 1846-1847. ANGRIVARII, The. The Angrivarii were one of the tribes of ancient Germany. Their settlements "were to the west of the Weser (Visurgis) in the neighbourhood of Minden and Herford, and thus coincide to some extent with Westphalia. Their territory was the scene of Varus' defeat. It has been thought that the name of this tribe is preserved in that of the town Engern." _A. J. Church and W. J. Brodribb, Tacitus's Germany, notes._ See, also, BRUCTERI. ANI. Storming of the Turks (1064). See TURKS: A. D. 1063-1073. ANILLEROS, The. See SPAIN: A. D. 1814-1827. ANJOU: Creation of the County. Origin of the Plantagenets.