Hengist’s Family Tree

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Family

• Wihtgils(parent),Horsa(sibling)

  Wihtgils fathered the brothers Hengist and Horsa, who led the Jutish migration to Britain and founded the kingdom of Kent.

Associated with

• Horsa,Wodan

  Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies trace the lineage of Hengist and Horsa, the legendary founders of Kent, back to Woden through several intermediate generations. This divine descent legitimized their rule.