evolution of english language

Any idea how old is English language? It is approximately 2000 years old.It originated from a land occupied by a tribe called the Anglo Saxons.There is a story behind the way the name English came into being.It goes as follows........

England as a country has a weird history.Half of the time it was conquered by others and the latter half it conquered the world.One of the tribes to conquer them were the Romans.The official language of the Romans was Latin.Since the English language was alien to them they decided to give this language a name.Since this was the language spoken by the Anglos it was called Anglisch and then English...since it was the land occupied by the Anglos it was called Angland and then England...... such is the history of this fascinating language...hope you unveil the history of dis language with me........