Why don’t we know about England’s founding fathers? Hengist and Horsa — the forgotten story of how England began.
Behind an ordinary petrol station in Kent lies a stone said to mark the grave of Horsa, one of the two semi-mythical brothers who led the first Anglo-Saxons to Britain. Their story bridges myth and history — a tale of mercenaries, betrayal, and conquest that laid the foundations for what would become England.
But how much of it is true? Did Hengist and Horsa really exist, or were they legendary figures invented to explain the birth of a nation? Join me as we uncover the truth behind the myth — from the collapse of Roman Britain to the rise of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
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