White Horse of Kent

[2] The white horse relates to the emblem of Horsa, the brother of Hengest, who according to legend defeated the King Vortigern near Aylesford.

The book shows an engraving of Hengist and Horsa landing in Kent in 449 under the banner of a rampant white horse.

Historian James Lloyd equates the White Horse of Kent with the Saxon Steed, a continental emblem, though suggesting the two symbols derive from a common root rather than the one from the other.

[4] The continental emblem can be found from the coat of arms of Lower Saxony, the Dutch region of Twente, and the House of Welf, who adapted it in the late 14th century.

The horse is also depicted on the badges of Kent County Cricket Club, Gillingham F.C., Welling United F.C., Bromley F.C.