Cyning Hengest of Kent
Cyning Hengest ͏͏͏͏
Hengest was a warlord and the king of the Jutish Saxons. Alongside his brother Horsa, he controversially allied with High King Vortigern to fight the Irish and the Picts, and was granted the kingdom of Kent.
As Hengest hailed from Jutland, he was a Jute and not technically a Saxon at all; the term Saxon is used colloquially.
He betrayed Vortigern at Stonehenge during an attack called The Night of the Long Knives, killing most British nobility and taking control of Britain.
He was the father of Æsc, Octa, and Vortigern's second wife Rowena.
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Family Ties
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Ethnicity
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Cyning of Kent
Life
410 A.D.
469 A.D.
59 years old
Circumstances of Death
Killed by Duke Eldol of Glevum at the Battle of Conisbrough
Birthplace
Gender
Male
Eyes
Blue
Hair
Blonde
First Mentioned
Year 480: A Falling Star
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