Editing Hengist and Horsa

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'''Hengist and Horsa''' were a pair of [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] brothers, rumored to be direct descendants of Woden, the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] version of the [[Scandinavia]]n [[Odin]].<ref name="Bro">''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' – [[Learnings: The Legendary Brothers]]</ref> Their existence is contested by scholars.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Hengist and Horsa}}</ref>

According to legend, the pair was recruited as mercenaries by [[Vortigern]], ruler of [[United Kingdom|Britannia]], to protect his people from invaders. In exchange, he paid them monthly. The brothers did as Vortigern requested, defeating his enemies, but after the peace was won and more and more Germanic tribes came to live in Britannia, the brothers soon asked Vortigern to increase the payments. They asked for more and more, and eventually, Vortigern refused. In response, the Germanic tribes waged war against all the British tribes, beginning the era of the Anglo-Saxons in Britain.<ref name="Bro"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' {{Mo}}

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