Hengist and Horsa

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

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

Discovery Tour: Viking Age (mentioned only)

References

↑ ^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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