Hengist
or Hen·gest
died a.d. 488?, chief of the Jutes: with his brother Horsa led the Teutonic invasion of southern Britain c440.
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But first I will offer you both a share in our cruise, if you will turn viking and go the way of Hengist and Horsa, your forbears.
A King's Comrade | Charles WhistlerHengist, with very little opposition, subdued the province of Kent, and there laid the foundation of the first Saxon kingdom.
The army which came over under Hengist did not exceed fifteen hundred men.
They have been a veritable Hengist and Horsa to more than one poultry farmer and owner of lambs.
The Long White Cloud | William Pember ReevesShortlie after that Vortigerne was restored to the rule of the kingdom, Hengist aduertised Matth.
Chronicles 1 (of 6): The Historie of England 5 (of 8) | Raphael Holinshed
British Dictionary definitions for Hengist
/ (ˈhɛŋɡɪst) /
died ?488 ad, a leader, with his brother Horsa, of the first Jutish settlers in Britain; he is thought to have conquered Kent (?455)
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