1930s illustration - Hengist and Horsa (The names mean mean "stallion" and "horse" respectively) landing in Britain at Ebbsfleet on the Isle of Thanet. They are reputedly two brothers who led the Angles, Saxons and Jutes in their invasion of Britain in the 5th century

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