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successfully conquered Kent,
becoming the
forefather of its kings. A
figure named Hengest,
possibly identifiable with the
leader of
British legend,
appears in the...
- Finn and
Hengest is a
study by J. R. R. Tolkien,
edited by Alan
Bliss and
published posthumously in book form in 1982. Finn and
Hengest are two Anglo-Saxon...
-
herself and Finn.
After the battle, Finn and a
character named Hengest make a
loyalty pact.
Hengest is a
leader among Hnæf's
surviving warriors. The cir****stances...
- of the
Kingdom of Kent: The two
first commanders are said to have been
Hengest and
Horsa ... They were the sons of Victgilsus,
whose father was Vecta...
- and Hnæf was killed. Hnæf's
retainer Hengest took command, and the
sides engaged in a
peace treaty; but
Hengest and the
Danes later avenged Hnæf's death...
- the Historia,
Hengest and
Horsa fought the
invaders of
Britain under the
condition of
gaining the
Island of Thanet. The
daughter of
Hengest, Rowena, later...
- been in
usage since at
least the
Middle Ages,
comes from the Old
English hengest,
meaning "horse",
notably stallion,
cognates of
which also
occur in many...
- Her
Hengest 7
Horsa fuhton wiþ
Wyrtgeorne þam cyninge, in þære
stowe þe is
gecueden Agælesþrep, 7 his broþur
Horsan man ofslog; 7 æfter þam
Hengest feng...
- Anglo-Saxon king-lists
generally present Oisc as the son or the
grandson of
Hengest, who
according to
other sources led the
initial Anglo-Saxon
conquest and...
- the
Danish lord Hnæf, and was
killed in a
fight with Hnæf's
lieutenant Hengest after Hnæf was
himself killed by Frisians. A p****age from
Beowulf as translated...
