Witta, son of Wecta — Witta son of Wecta is mentioned as a Jutish chieftain in the 449 entry of the Anglo Saxon Chronicle as the father of Wihtgils and the grandfather of Hengest and Horsa. He is most probably mythological, but as a historical person he would have… … Wikipedia
Sons of Odin — Various gods and men appear as Sons of Odin or Sons of Woden in old Old Norse and Old English texts.Thor, Baldur, and VáliOnly three gods, Thor, Baldur, and Váli/Bous, are explicitly identified as sons of Odin in the Eddic poems, in the skaldic… … Wikipedia
Godwulf — or Guðúlfr is a figure from Germanic mythology. In the two surviving sources mentioning the figure he is associated with divine genealogies.Historia BritonumIn the 9th century Historia Brittonum Godwulf is mentioned as an ancestor of Horsa and… … Wikipedia
Wihtgils — ( fl. 5th century) was a semi legendary Jutish chieftain who, according to the Anglo Saxon Chronicle , was the father of Hengest and Horsa:: A.D. 449 [...] Their leaders were two brothers, Hengest and Horsa; who were the sons of Wihtgils;… … Wikipedia
Wōden — is a god in Anglo Saxon paganism, together with Norse Odin representing a development of a Proto Germanic god, * Wōdanaz . Other West Germanic forms of the name include Old High German Wuotan , Low German and Dutch Wodan . Woden was worshipped… … Wikipedia
Oiscingas — Die Oiscingas (auch Oiscinger, Æscingas, altenglisch für „Nachfahren des Oisc“) waren das Königsgeschlecht des angelsächsischen Königreiches Kent. Sie benannten sich nach Oeric, der den Beinamen Oisc trug.[1] Die Dynastie herrschte vom 5. bis ins … Deutsch Wikipedia
Irish people — Irishman redirects here. For other uses, see Irishman (disambiguation). This article is about the Irish as an ethnic group and nation. For information on the population of the Republic of Ireland, see Demography of the Republic of Ireland. For… … Wikipedia
Witta of Büraburg — See Witta, son of Wecta for the mythological Jutish chieftain. Witta of Büraburg (also known as Albinus, a close Latin translation of his Germanic name) (born in Wessex; died 747) was one of the early Anglo Saxon missionaries in Hesse and… … Wikipedia
Wōdanaz — The 6th century Vadstena bracteate, showing a horse, a bird and a human head commonly identified as an early form of Scandinavian Odin … Wikipedia
Witta — may refer to:*Witta, a witchcraft tradition created by author Edain McCoy *Witta of Büraburg, a missionary and bishop in 8th century Germany *Witta, son of Wecta, a Jutish chieftain in 5th century Sub Roman Britain *Witta (Bishop of Lichfield)… … Wikipedia
