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.

Social

Family Ties

Hengest was the eldest son of Wihtgils. He was the older brother of Horsa and uncle of Eosa.
Hengest was the father of two sons, Æsc and Octa, and one daughter, Rowena. Through Rowena, he was the father-in-law of Vortigern and grandfather of Cerdic.
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Religious Views

Wotanism

Ethnicity

Saxon

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

Jutland

Children

• Cyning Octa of Nohaut
• Queen Rowena
• Cyning Æsc of Kent

Gender

Male

Eyes

Blue

Hair

Blonde

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First Mentioned
Year 480: A Falling Star