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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… mentioned, which took place in 455, Horsa, the brother of Hengist, on the side of the Saxons, and Catigern, the son of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… other relics have been discovered. According to tradition, Hengist, after having repulsed the Picts and Scots, obtained … a thane or nobleman. The marriage of Rowena, daughter of Hengist, to Vortigern, was solemnised here in 453. Egbert, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… There are several places of worship for dissenters. On Hengist Down are several tumuli: here was fought a great …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… driven back to their own territories by the Saxons under Hengist. Its former name was Brig-Casterton, from a bridge …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… from Henigsbury Head, on the Hampshire side (where Hengist, King of the Saxons, landed), to St. Catherine's …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… known as Hengistbury Head, the reputed landing-place of Hengist the Jute, which incloses Christchurch Harbour on the …
A History of the County of York
… writer goes on to say that it was destroyed by Horsa and Hengist, refounded as a monastery of black monks and nuns …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Conisbrough is first mentioned as a fortress belonging to Hengist, the Saxon leader, who was defeated here in 487, by …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… near which a great battle was fought in 457, between Hengist the Saxon and the British king Vortimer, which ended …