Sigelhearwena land

Old English ang:Sigelhearwenaland Alternative forms ang Siġelwara land Etymology Literally "land of the sun worshippers." ang By what connection did Old English speakers have awareness of Ethiopia so as to give this name? Pronunciation Siġelhearwena-land Proper noun Siġelhearwena land n Ethiopia II 472 Đes ylca apostol and godspellere becōm, þurh Godes sande, æfter Drihtnes upstiġe tō heofenum, tō Ethiopian, þæt is ðǣra Silhearwena rīce, and ġemette þǣr tweġen drȳmen, Zoroes and Arfaxað, dweliende þæt folc mid heora drȳcræfte. After the Lord's ascension to heaven, this same apostle and evangelist arrived in Ethiopia, that is, the land of the sun-worshippers, through God's sending, where he met two sorcerers, Zoroes and Arfaxath, who were leading the people astray with their sorcery. Declension Siġelhearwena land sg ang Countries