House Wayfar
The House Wayfar is the name commonly given to the royal dynasty reputedly founded by King Hengist I and his sister Horsa in Anglaland, Brytene. The house is a modern invention - contemporary records offer no surname to members of the house, simply listing them as 'descendants of Hengist and Horsa'. The line was extinguished in 691 with the death of Queen Brenna II.
History
The fraternal twins Hengist and Horsa, alongside their bannerman Ida Flamebearer, are believed to have been the first rulers to unite the various tribes of Anglaland under one banner. Evidence for their actual existence is scanty, however, and the first reliable evidence for the existence of the line is a dated runestone marking the passing of 'Cyng Beortweard I', who is described as the 'son of Hengist, first Cyng of Anglaland'. The date of his death equates to 531AD in the Gregorian Calendar.
The line lasted for approximately two centuries, and was extinguished upon the death of Queen Brenna II, only child of Queen Brenna I, who passed without an heir. A grand moot elected a member of House Rohan as King in 691AD, and the line of Hengist and Horsa was ended..
Rumours
Bloodline
There persist rumours that the line did not die out and that there is still an heir to the House Wayfar hidden amongst the population of Brytene. There is currently no evidence to substantiate these claims.
Incest
The phrase "ierfenuma of Hengist ac Horsa", literally 'heir of Hengist and Horsa', used to describe several of the Kings and Queens of the dynasty, has been taken by certain sources to mean that the two siblings bore children together. There is no contemporary evidence to support or deny this claim. A DNA analysis of King Uhtred I, whose burial site was found in 1946 in the caverns beneath Castle Oakhall, came back inconclusive.