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Jutish mercenary leader who according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was invited by Vortigern to settle southeast England together with his brother Horsa. There is much uncertainty about whether Hengist ever came to Kent and if so when. Hengist is believed to have died c.ad 488.
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Who was the leader of the jutes?
Hengist and horsa were two brothers who led the jute invasion of Britain
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He used force, churches, castles (motte & bailey [wooden castles], later stone ones), the feudal system (the Norman government system) and the domesday book, which contains the names of the people of England at that time and what they owned. The Normans used it to find out who had what so they knew who to tax the most.
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