Hengest and Horsa facts for kids
Hengest (d. 488?) was a semi-legendary ruler of Kent in southeast England. His name is Anglo-Saxon for "stallion". Horsa, Hengest's brother, was a 5th century warrior who took part in the settlement of Britain.
Images for kids
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The brothers in Edward Parrott's Pageant of British History (1909)
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Hengist from John Speed's 1611 "Saxon Heptarchy"
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Hengist and Horsa arriving in Britain, by Richard Rowlands (1605)
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Vortigern and Rowena, by William Hamilton (1793)
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Sketch of a farmhouse gable
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Gable with crossed horse heads, Hanover
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A gable in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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A gable in Hanover
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Coat of arms of Buchholz in der Nordheide
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Coat of arms of Thune, Brunswick
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