By the 9th century, the term the Angelcynn was being officially used to refer to a single English people, and promoted for propaganda purposes by chroniclers and kings to inspire resistance to the Danish invasions.
I 800-tallet blev betegnelsen Angelcynn brugt officielt om et fælles engelsk folk, og fremmet til propagandaformål af kronikører og konger for at inspirere til modstand under den danske invasion.