Hengist and Horsa (Anglo-Saxon Stallion and Horse) are 2 semi-divine brothers said to have led the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain, landing in Kent about 450AD. We speak English, they must’ve won.
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‘Hengist’s und Horsa’s Landung in England’
Angelsächsische Besiedlung Englands,
5. Jh.n.Chr. / Einladung Hengists und
Horsas durch König Vortigern, 449 n.Chr.
– ‘Hengist’s und Horsa’s Landung in
England’. –
Stahlstich, unbez.. Spätere Kolorierung.
Aus: Bilder-Gallerie zur allgemeinen
Weltgeschichte von Carl von Rotteck,
Karlsruhe u. Freiburg (B.Herder) 1842.
E:
‘Hengist and Horsa Reach England’
Anglo-Saxon settlers in Britain,
5th C. AD. / Hengist and Horsa are
invited by King Vortigern, 449 AD.
– ‘Hengist and Horsa reaching
England’. –
Steel engraving, unsigned, coloured later.
From: Series of images depicting historical
events by Carl von Rotteck,
Karlsruhe and Freiburg (B.Herder) 1842.
C. T. Suddeth 
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