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Anglo Saxon Chronicles - 473AD - Welsh Flee again
(Henghest and Æsc)
 
The entry from the Chronicles

Original text
Her Hengest ⁊ Æsc gefuhton wiþ Walas ⁊ genamon unarimedlico herereaf, ⁊ þa Walas flugon þa Englan swa þær fyr.

Translation
473AD. This year Hengest and Esc fought with the Welsh, and took immense Booty. And the Welsh fled from the English like fire.

What does this mean

We have no details of this location, however there would be very few places near to Kent where there would have been a lot of Booty, therefore the most likely place would have to be London.

Possible interpretation of the Chronicles

London would be quite a valuable place to take, however there is no location recorded so this is just conjecture.

Map showing the Battles of Henghest and Horsa
 
Map of Henghest and Horsa invasion of Kent in 455AD
Map generated using Google My Maps 2024 - showing the Landscape, modern Counties and sea in 455AD


Please Note: this map is my interpretation of the Anglo Saxon Chronicles entries relating to Henghest, Horsa and Aesc and their take over of Kent, the purple line shows the modern Kent boundary.

The logic for the coastal changes and the Forest of Andredsweald can be viewed on the following pages:

Roman Roads in Britain

The Great Forest of Andredsweald - Anglo Saxon Chronicles

Landscape - Was the sea level in Saxon times at Pevensey 4 to 5 metres higher ?

Was the high tide in Saxon times 5 metres higher ? - the Wash

Landscape - The History of the Romney Marsh in maps(Pre-Roman to Modern times)

Roman Locations that have not been identified and roads that just terminate



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