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Finn and Hengest
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 Book cover of the 1998 Firebird Distributing paperback edition | |
| Editor | Alan J. Bliss |
|---|---|
| Author | J. R. R. Tolkien |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Finn and Hengest in a historic context |
| Genre | Literature analysis |
| Publisher | George Allen & Unwin |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 192 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-0482-9003-3 |
| Preceded by | Mr. Bliss |
| Followed by | The Monsters and the Critics, and Other Essays |
Finn and Hengest is a study by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Alan Bliss and published posthumously in book form in 1982.
Finn and Hengest are two Anglo-Saxon heroes appearing in the Old English epic poem Beowulf and in the fragment of "The Fight at Finnsburg". Hengest has sometimes been identified with the Jutish king of Kent. He and his brother Horsa (the names meaning "stallion" and "horse") were the legendary leaders of the first Anglo-Saxon immigrants to Britain as mercenaries in the 5th century.
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