Hengist

[ heng-gist, hen-jist ]

/ ˈhɛŋ gɪst, ˈhɛn dʒɪst /

died a.d. 488?, chief of the Jutes: with his brother Horsa led the Teutonic invasion of southern Britain c440.

Example sentences from the Web for hengist

The old love of the sea is waking in the hearts of the sons of Hengist.

King Alfred's Viking |Charles W. Whistler
Then Hengist being in possession of those thre prouinces, suffered Vortigerne to depart, &to be at his libertie.

Holinshed Chronicles, Volume I, Complete |Raphaell Holinshed
I am Hengist and Horsa; I am of the ancient heroes, even legendary to them.

The Mutiny of the Elsinore |Jack London
They were commanded by Horsa and Hengist, brothers, and sons of Wihtgils.

Old English Chronicles |Various

Eldol fights a duel with Hengist, cuts off his head, and destroys the Saxons without mercy.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 4 |Various

Hengist

/ (ˈhɛŋɡɪst) /

died ?488 ad, a leader, with his brother Horsa, of the first Jutish settlers in Britain; he is thought to have conquered Kent (?455)