Horsa
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Horsa is named in Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum as one of the semi-legendary kings of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain. He is a figure in the early Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies.
When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 900
- Historical notes
- Documented in manuscripts from the 8th to 10th centuries.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Vecta, Wecta, Witta, Wægdæg, Siggar, Swæbdæg, Brond, Adam, Wōden, Noah, Frealaf, Oðinn, Beldeg
- child of
- Victgilsus, Wihtgils
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Bede relates that Hengest and Horsa, semi-legendary founders of the Kentish royal family, were sons of Wihtgils (Victgilsi), [son of Witta (Vitti)], son of Wecta (Vecta), son of Woden. Grimm suggested that a shared first element of these names Wicg-, representing Old Saxon wigg and Old Norse vigg, and reflects, like the names Hengest and Horsa”
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