Famous Wizards that even Muggle history knows about

[catlady_de_los_angeles]

No: HPFGUIDX 40931

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Richelle Votaw" <rvotaw at i...> wrote:

<<  Hengist is the name of the first King of Kent (from 455-488) He 
was the first Saxon, with his brother Horsa, brought in by Vortigern 
to fight the Picts and Scots. I see no connection to magic
whatsoever, but oh well. >>

One of the arguments that Saxon leaders Hengist and Horsa were 
legendary is because Hengist means 'stallion' and Horsa mean 'mare' 
and the White Horse was the Saxon logo (altho' not the ancient white 
horses carved into the chalk earth by ancient people; those are 
pre-Saxon; I don't recall if they are pre-Celtic).

Meanwhile, I wonder if Athanasius Kirchner was a wizard? Having first 
read of him in something by Umberto Ecco, I still have doubts whether 
he really did ever exist.