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Personal data Hengest Hengist of Saxony van Saksen king of Kent 

• He was born about 418 in Kent, England.
• He died about 488 in Kent, England.
• This information was last updated on November 7, 2022.

Household of Hengest Hengist of Saxony van Saksen king of Kent

Child(ren):

1. Hartwaker of Saxony van Saksen  ± 455-± 480 

Notes about Hengest Hengist of Saxony van Saksen king of Kent

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Hengest
Gender:
Male
Birth:
circa 418
Kent, England
Death:
circa 488 (62-78)
Kent, England
Immediate Family:
Son of Wihtgils
Father of Hartwaker, King of the Saxons; Æsc, king of Kent; Rowena, {Fictional} and Ebusa
Brother of Horsa

Hengest, brother of Horsa. Together they were legendary leaders of the first Anglo-Saxon settlers in Britain who went there, according to the English historian and theologian Bede, to fight for the British king Vortigern against the Picts between AD 446 and 454. The brothers are said to have been Jutes and sons of one Wihtgils. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle says that they landed at Ebbsfleet, Kent, and that Horsa was killed at Aegelsthrep (possibly Aylesford, Kent) in 455. Bede mentions a monument to him in east Kent; Horstead, near Aylesford, may be named for him. The Chronicle says that Hengist began to reign in 455 and that he fought against the Britons; it implies that Hengist died in 488. The historic kings of Kent traced their direct descent from Hengist, although the Kentish royal house was known as Oiscingas, from Hengist's son Oeric, surnamed Oisc (or Aesc), who is said to have reigned alone from 488 to 512. Hengest died circa 488.
Sources:
1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hengest
2. Lundy, Darryl, "The Peerage.com - A Genealogical Survey of the Peerage of England as well as the Royal Families of Europe" (http://www.thepeerage.com rev. 12 Mar 2006), Citing: John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 64.
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According to Wikipedia and legend, he and his brother Horsa, were volunteer mercenaries for the Angles and Saxons in Vortigern's fight against the Picts of Briton after the fall of the Roman Empire. They led the Anglo-Saxon and Jute invasion of Britain because the people were no good but the land was.
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Hengest, brother of Horsa. Together they were legendary leaders of the first Anglo-Saxon settlers in Britain who went there, according to the English historian and theologian Bede, to fight for the British king Vortigern against the Picts between AD 446 and 454. The brothers are said to have been Jutes and sons of one Wihtgils. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle says that they landed at Ebbsfleet, Kent, and that Horsa was killed at Aegelsthrep (possibly Aylesford, Kent) in 455. Bede mentions a monument to him in east Kent; Horstead, near Aylesford, may be named for him. The Chronicle says that Hengist began to reign in 455 and that he fought against the Britons; it implies that Hengist died in 488. The historic kings of Kent traced their direct descent from Hengist, although the Kentish royal house was known as Oiscingas, from Hengist's son Oeric, surnamed Oisc (or Aesc), who is said to have reigned alone from 488 to 512. Hengest died circa 488.

Sources:
1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hengest 2. Lundy, Darryl, "The Peerage.com - A Genealogical Survey of the Peerage of England as well as the Royal Families of Europe" (http://www.thepeerage.com rev. 12 Mar 2006), Citing: John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 64. l

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According to Wikipedia and legend, he and his brother Horsa, were volunteer mercenaries for the Angles and Saxons in Vortigern's fight against the Picts of Briton after the fall of the Roman Empire. They led the Anglo-Saxon and Jute invasion of Britain because the people were no good but the land was.
See Wikipedia for furthur info.

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