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Hengist and Horsa were a pair of mercenary brothers, rumored to be direct descendants of Woden, the Anglo-Saxon name for the Scandinavian god Odin.^[1] Their existence is contested by current scholars.^[2]

Biography[edit | edit source]

According to legend, the pair were recruited as mercenaries by Britannia's ruler Vortigern to protect his people from invading tribes In exchange for monthly payments. The brothers defeated his enemies, but when more Germanic groups arrived in the country, the brothers continued to increase their costs until Vortigern refused to pay for their services. Without the brothers' continued protection, the local English tribes quickly fell to the Germanic peoples, giving rise to Britain's Anglo-Saxon era.^[1]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Discovery Tour: Viking Age (mentioned only)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Discovery Tour: Viking Age – Learnings: The Legendary Brothers
↑ Hengist and Horsa on Wikipedia

Discovery Tour: Viking Age

People

Mythical	Ægir • Baldr • Beowulf • Fenrir • Freyja • Freyr • Heimdall • Jörð • Jörmungandr • Kvasir • Loki • Mímir • Njörðr • Níðhǫggr • Nornir (Urðr • Verðandi • Skuld) • Odin • Rán • Ratatoskr • Sigurd • Sigyn • Surtr • Thor • Ymir • Víðarr

1st-7th century	Hengist and Horsa • Matthew the Apostle • Vortigern \| Æthelthryth • Benedict of Nursia • Birinus • Cenwalh of Wessex • Eadwig Basan • Bede • Wine

8th-12th century	Æthelbald of Mercia • Aldwulf of Rochester • Bede • Charlemagne • Offa of Mercia \| Alfred the Great • Asser • Denewulf • Edmund the Martyr • Guthrum • Harald Fairhair • Kjotve the Rich • Ohthere of Hålogaland • Tunbeorht \| Erik the Red \| Conan II, Duke of Brittany • William the Conqueror

Other	Aemma • Aelfwald • Alvíg • Asketill • Bertwald • Bjorn • Cyneweard • Dagnor • Deorwine • Dougal • Eadith • Eadberht • Ealric • Eivor Varinsdottir • Frode • Gunnhilda Gunnarsdottir • Hamaar • Heidrun • Leofsige • Jarn •Jerome • Judith • Kort • Ímvaldr • Magdalena • Mikjel • Odelyn • Oswine • Salim • Skaga • Sigmund • Siegeweard • Steinunn • Stigr • Thorsteinn Silvertongue • Torbjorn • Trygg • Ulf • Ulla • Winifred

Factions

Anglo-Saxons • Norse • Picts • Vikings (Great Summer Army)

Locations

England (East Anglia • Wessex (Wincestre) • Mercia (Grantebridgescire) • Northumbria (Jorvik)) • Norway (Hordafylke • Rygjafylke) | Nine Realms (Álfheimr • Ásgarðr • Helheimr • Jötunheimr • Midgard • Múspellsheimr • Niflheimr • Svartálfaheimr • Vanaheimr)

Events

Unification of Norway (Battle of Hafrsfjord) • Viking expansion (Great Heathen Army • Battle of Chippenham • Battle of Edington • Lindisfarne raid • Viking Capture of York)

Terms and concepts

Culture and society (Danelaw • Flyting • Runes • Ships • Slavery • Orlog) • Currencies (Silver) • Mythology (Fólkvangr • Mímisbrunnr • Ragnarök • Yggdrasil • Valhalla) • Religion (Christianity • Norse paganism) Titles and occupations (Blacksmith • Ealdorman • Jarl • Skald • Thegn)

Development/creative team

Adrien Paguet-Brunella • Aldo Sampaio • Alexandre Poirer • Alfredo Cristinziano • Audrey Murray • Benoit Lebel • Benoit Richer • Cecilie Stenspil • Dann Yap Yeau Choong • Danny Hung • Eddie Bennun • Einar Selvik • Eric Baptizat • Eric Porowski • Gabriel Blanchard • Israel Chua • Janice Leng • Jean-Claude Golvin • Jeff Simpson • Jesper Kyd • Joël Pelletant • John-Paul Tan • Julien Koch • Junjie Lin • Katy Bouvier • Magnus Bruun • Martin Bonev • Nicholas Grimwood • Nicolas Rivard • Oliver Bodwell • Olivier Carignan • Patrice Hamel • Pierre-Alexandre Côté • Pierre Raveneau • Raphael Lacoste • Sébastien Genest • Sébastien Maingot • Sarah Schachner • Simon Landry • Stéphane Joncas • Vladimir Eskandari • Yelim Kim

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-'''Hengist and Horsa''' were a pair of [[mercenary]] brothers, rumored to be direct descendants of Woden, the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] version of the [[Scandinavia]]n [[Norse mythology|god]] [[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>
+'''Hengist and Horsa''' were a pair of [[mercenary]] brothers, rumored to be direct descendants of Woden, the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] name for the [[Scandinavia]]n [[Norse mythology|god]] [[Odin]].<ref name="Bro">''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' – [[Learnings: The Legendary Brothers]]</ref> Their existence is contested by current 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"/>
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+According to legend, the pair were recruited as mercenaries by [[United Kingdom|Britannia]]'s ruler [[Vortigern]] to protect his people from invading tribes In exchange for monthly payments. The brothers defeated his enemies, but when more Germanic groups arrived in the country, the brothers continued to increase their costs until Vortigern refused to pay for their services. Without the brothers' continued protection, the local English tribes quickly fell to the Germanic peoples, giving rise to Britain's Anglo-Saxon era.<ref name="Bro"/>
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