It was rare on the battlefield, despite the claim by Agathias, being found mostly in the grave goods of the wealthy. The Fragmentary Chronicle of Saragossa credits an ango with killing King Amalaric of the Visigoths. By the 7th century, it had ceased to be used. In the war-graves in Illerup-Ådal, Denemark they are found in abundance, and they are also quite common in Norwegian graves from the migration era.