Hengist
and Horsa. German, hengst (a stallion), and Horsa
is connected with our Anglo-Saxon word hors (horse). If the
names of two brothers, probably they were given them from the devices
borne on their arms. According to tradition, they landed in Pegwell
Bay, Kent.
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