They came from Angeln, now in Schleswig-Holstein, about which Lord Palmerston said,
“Only three people have ever really understood the Schleswig-Holstein business—
the Prince Consort, who is dead—a German professor, who has gone mad—
and I, who have forgotten all about it."
1066 And All That: A Memorable History, by W.C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman:
Britain was attacked by waves of Picts, and, of course, Scots (who had recently learnt how to climb the wall) and of Angles, Saxons and Jutes who, landing at Thanet, soon overran the country with fire (and, of course, the sword)... The brutal Saxon invaders drove the Britons westward into Wales and compelled them to become Welsh; it is now considered doubtful whether this was a Good Thing. Memorable among the Saxon warriors were Hengist and his wife (? or horse) Horsa. Hengist made himself King in the South. Thus Hengist was the first English King and his wife (or horse) Horsa was the first English Queen (or horse). The country was now more or less entirely inhabited by Saxons and was therefore renamed England, and thus (naturally) soon became C. of E. This was a Good Thing, because previously the Saxons had worshipped some dreadful gods of their own called Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
“Only three people have ever really understood the Schleswig-Holstein business—
the Prince Consort, who is dead—a German professor, who has gone mad—
and I, who have forgotten all about it."
1066 And All That: A Memorable History, by W.C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman:
Britain was attacked by waves of Picts, and, of course, Scots (who had recently learnt how to climb the wall) and of Angles, Saxons and Jutes who, landing at Thanet, soon overran the country with fire (and, of course, the sword)... The brutal Saxon invaders drove the Britons westward into Wales and compelled them to become Welsh; it is now considered doubtful whether this was a Good Thing. Memorable among the Saxon warriors were Hengist and his wife (? or horse) Horsa. Hengist made himself King in the South. Thus Hengist was the first English King and his wife (or horse) Horsa was the first English Queen (or horse). The country was now more or less entirely inhabited by Saxons and was therefore renamed England, and thus (naturally) soon became C. of E. This was a Good Thing, because previously the Saxons had worshipped some dreadful gods of their own called Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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