Victgilsus

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Victgilsus is the father of Hengest and Horsa, and the son of Vecta. His father was Vecta, son of Woden. Hengest and Horsa are part of the stock from which the royal race of many provinces deduce their original.

When

First attested
731 CE
Attested period
731 – 1200
Historical notes
Attested in Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum.

Relationships

parent of
Horsa, Hengest
child of
Vecta
co occurs with
Adam, Wōden, Frealaf

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Sources

Source passages

“They were the sons of Victgilsus, whose father was Vecta, son of Woden; from whose stock the royal race of many provinces deduce their original.”

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