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HAESTINGAS

Haestingas

Anglo-Saxon tribe

The Haestingas, Heastingas or Hæstingas were one of the tribes of Anglo-Saxon Britain. Not very much is known about them. They settled in what became

Haestingas

Hastings

Town and borough in East Sussex, England

the form Hastingas. This is derived from the Old English tribal name Hæstingas, meaning 'the constituency (followers) of Hæsta'. Symeon of Durham records

Hastings

Heptarchy

Seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England

based around modern Leicestershire, later conquered by the Mercians; the Hæstingas (around the town of Hastings in Sussex); and the Gewisse. The four main

Heptarchy

Kingdom of Sussex

Early English kingdom

the late 8th century, Sussex seems to have absorbed the Kingdom of the Haestingas, after the region was conquered by the Mercian king Offa. A large part

Kingdom of Sussex

Kingdom_of_Sussex

Jutes

North Sea Germanic ethnic group from the Jutlandic peninsula

Hampshire and also possibly the area around Hastings in East Sussex (Haestingas). J E A Jolliffe compared agricultural and farming practices across 5th

Jutes

Battle of Hastings

Battle between English and Normans in 1066

the battlefield. The battle was already being referred to as "bellum Haestingas" or "Battle of Hastings" by 1086, in the Domesday Book. The sun rose at

Battle of Hastings

Battle_of_Hastings

Rape of Hastings

Traditional territorial sub-division of the county of Sussex in England

century. The people who were known as the Haestingas were a separate group to those of the South Saxons. The Haestingas became a sub-kingdom of the Kingdom

Rape of Hastings

Rape_of_Hastings

Watt of Sussex

and 725 and there is some suggestion that he may have been King of the Hæstingas. Some of the Anglo-Saxon charters that date from the Kingdom of Sussex

Watt of Sussex

Watt_of_Sussex

Sub-Roman Britain

Period in late antiquity in Great Britain

of Dean and western Oxfordshire. Sussex – including the settlement of Haestingas, containing people of possibly Jutish origin Essex – including Middlesex

Sub-Roman Britain

Sub-Roman_Britain

Calendar year

campaign against the Franks and Rome. King Offa of Mercia defeats the Haestingas, and joins their little region to his sub-kingdom of Sussex. January 24

771

Ælle of Sussex

First king of the South Saxons

earlier form ending in "-ingas". "Hastings" for example, derives from "Hæstingas" which may mean "the followers or dependents of a person named Hæsta"

Ælle of Sussex

Ælle_of_Sussex

List of states during Late Antiquity

cent. Gwent Caerwent, Porth-is-Coed 420 1081 Gwynedd various 420 1261 Haestingas Hastings tribal kingdom 6th cent. 771 Hwicce Worcester kingdom 577 780s

List of states during Late Antiquity

List_of_states_during_Late_Antiquity

List of states during the Middle Ages

Dommoc kingdom 6th cent. 918 Essex Rendlesham, Dommoc kingdom 527 825 Haestingas Hastings tribal kingdom 6th cent. 771 Kent Durovernum kingdom 488 871

List of states during the Middle Ages

List_of_states_during_the_Middle_Ages

List of political entities in the 6th century

British Isles Gwynedd Various Kingdom 420 – 1261 AD Europe: British Isles Haestingas Hastings Tribal kingdom 6th century – 771 AD Europe: British Isles Kent

List of political entities in the 6th century

List_of_political_entities_in_the_6th_century

Hastingleigh

Civil parish in Kent, England

are a garage and a public house. Hastingleigh gets its name from the Haestingas, a Jutish tribe that lived in the area. The village was in existence before

Hastingleigh

List of early Germanic peoples

Totingas (Tooting) Wochingas (Woking) South Saxons (South Saxons') (Sussex) Haestingas (Hastings) West Saxons (in Wessex) Basingas (Basingstoke) Eorlingas (Arlingham)

List of early Germanic peoples

List_of_early_Germanic_peoples

List of political entities in the 7th century

British Isles Gwynedd Various Kingdom 420 – 1261 AD Europe: British Isles Haestingas Hastings Tribal kingdom 6th century – 771 AD Europe: British Isles Kent

List of political entities in the 7th century

List_of_political_entities_in_the_7th_century

Haestasaurus

Extinct genus of dinosaurs

whose existence has been deduced from the original name of Hastings, Haestingas, "the people of Haesta" (Old English hǣst ‘violence, violent’), and Greek

Haestasaurus

Ebenezer Particular Baptist Chapel, Hastings

Church in East Sussex , England

marshes—allowed an autonomous settlement to develop from about the 8th century. The Haestingas tribe, finally overcome by King Offa of Mercia in 771, gave its name to

Ebenezer Particular Baptist Chapel, Hastings

Ebenezer_Particular_Baptist_Chapel,_Hastings

List of predecessors of sovereign states in Europe

Kingdom of Essex (527–825), Kingdom of Mercia (527–918), Kingdom of Haestingas (6th century? – 771?), Kingdom of East Anglia (571–918), Kingdom of the

List of predecessors of sovereign states in Europe

List_of_predecessors_of_sovereign_states_in_Europe

List of pre-modern states

Wessex, kingdom of the West Saxons. Essex, kingdom of the East Saxons. Haestingas, a Saxon tribe in part of Sussex. Magonsaete, an Anglian tribe in the

List of pre-modern states

List_of_pre-modern_states

History of Sussex

8th century the kingdom had expanded to include the territory of the Haestingas. Around 827 in the aftermath of the battle of Ellandun, Sussex was annexed

History of Sussex

History_of_Sussex

Meonwara

Tribe of Anglo-Saxon Britain

(Wihtwara) and also possibly the area around Hastings in East Sussex (Haestingas). They also settled in what was to become Meonwara. As well as Bede's

Meonwara

History of local government in Sussex

perhaps on a temporary basis. It seems possible that the people of the Haestingas may have had their own ruler for a while, and another sub-division may

History of local government in Sussex

History_of_local_government_in_Sussex

List of political entities in the 8th century

British Isles Gwynedd Various Kingdom 420 – 1261 AD Europe: British Isles Haestingas Hastings Tribal kingdom 6th century – 771 AD Europe: British Isles Kent

List of political entities in the 8th century

List_of_political_entities_in_the_8th_century

List of hundreds of England

Former land divisions of England

who were separate to that of the South Saxons they were known as the Haestingas. The area of Sussex they occupied became the Rape of Hastings. It encompassed

List of hundreds of England

List_of_hundreds_of_England

Timeline of Sussex history

Selsey is consecrated the first bishop of the South Saxons. 771 King Offa of Mercia defeats the Haestingas and adds their kingdom to the Kingdom of Sussex.

Timeline of Sussex history

Timeline_of_Sussex_history

Geography of Sussex

This area, before becoming part of Sussex formed the kingdom of the Haestingas. The region was isolated in a similar way with marshland of the Pevensey

Geography of Sussex

Geography_of_Sussex

770s

Decade

campaign against the Franks and Rome. King Offa of Mercia defeats the Haestingas, and joins their little region to his sub-kingdom of Sussex. January 24

770s