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Hengist and Horsa

legendary brothers said to have led the invasion of Britain in 5th century

6 dated entries naming Hengist and Horsa, drawn from 6 separate years between 447 CE and 488 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Horsa in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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5th century

  • 447Vortigern, king of the Britons, receives the Saxon leaders Hengist and Horsa "as friends" and grants the brothers the Isle of Thanet, most easterly point of Kent (England).source
  • 449Traditional date – Hengist and Horsa, by tradition chieftains of the Jutes, land at Isle of Thanet, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle at the invitation of Vortigern. The Britons form a military alliance with them against the Picts and Scoti. Bede considers this the beginning of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain.source
  • 455Horsa, leader of the Anglo-Saxons (approximate date)source
  • 457According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 4,000 Britons are slain at Crecganford in battle against Hengist and his son Oisc of Kent.source
  • 465Battle of Wippedesfleot: The Saxons under command of Hengist and Aesc are defeated by the Britons near Ebbsfleet (Kent). During the battle 12 Welsh leaders are killed (according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle).source
  • 488According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Hengist dies and is succeeded by his son Oisc as king of Kent.source

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