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Hengist
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Hengist
died ?488 ad, a leader, with his brother Horsa, of the first Jutish settlers in Britain; he is thought to have conquered Kent (?455)


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In making references to figures like Beowuif (the hero, not the poem), Grendel, and Hengest and Horsa, Tolkien seems to remove for a moment the "suspension of disbelief" caused by his adherence to the Old English style.
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