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Lud, according to
Geoffrey of Monmouth's legendary
History of the Kings of Britain and related medieval texts, was a king of
Britain in pre-
Roman times. He was the eldest son of Geoffrey's King
Heli, and succeeded his father to the throne.
Lud's reign is notable for the building of cities and the refortification of
Trinovantum (
London), which he especially loved. Geoffrey explained the name "London" as deriving from "
Caer Lud", or Lud's Fortress. When he died, he was buried at
Ludgate. His two sons,
Androgeus and
Tenvantius, were not yet of age, so he was succeeded by his brother
Cassibelanus.
In the Welsh versions of Geoffrey's
Historia, usually called
Brut y Brenhinedd, he's called
Lludd fab
Beli. An independent Welsh tale,
Cyfranc Lludd a Llefelys ("The Tale of
Lludd and
Llefelys"), one of the tales now known as the
Mabinogion, is included in one Welsh version of the
Historia. While Lludd was king of the
Island of Britain, his brother Llefelys (not found in Geoffrey's work) became king of France, and helped Lludd to rid Britain of three supernatural menaces. He may be connected with the
Welsh mythological figure
Lludd Llaw Eraint, earlier Nudd Llaw Eraint,
cognate with the
Irish Nuada Airgetlám, a king of the
Tuatha Dé Danann. However, he was a separate figure in Welsh tradition and is usually treated as such.
Numerous toponyms in England and one in Ireland (Ludden, Limerick) are based on
Lud-,
Ludden-,
Luddes-, or
Ludger-. The toponyms range as far north as County Durham, and as far west as Ludgvan, Somerset, but only two are to be found in Wales, Luford, Herefordshire, and Ludchurch, Permbrokeshire.
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