Leil was a legendary king of the

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as accounted by

Geoffrey of Monmouth Geoffrey of Monmouth ( la, Galfridus Monemutensis, Galfridus Arturus, cy, Gruffudd ap Arthur, Sieffre o Fynwy; 1095 – 1155) was a British cleric from Monmouth, Wales and one of the major figures in the development of British historiograph ...

. He was the son of King

Brutus Greenshield Brutus Greenshield ( cy, Brutus Darian Las) was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Ebraucus. Geoffrey's account According to Geoffrey, Brutus, called Greenshield (''Latin:'' ''Viridescutum ...

and came to power in 989BC. Leil was a peaceful and just king and took advantage of the prosperity afforded him by his ancestors. He founded

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(Caerleil: Fort of Leil) in the north as a tribute to this prosperity.Marjorie Chibnall (ed), ''Anglo-Norman Studies: Proceedings of the Battle Conference'', Volume: 13, Boydell Press, Woodbridge, 1983, p.109. He reigned for twenty-five years until he grew old and feeble. His inactivity sparked a

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, during which he died. He was succeeded by his son

Rud Hud Hudibras Rud Hud Hudibras ('' Welsh:'' Run baladr bras) was a legendary king of the Britons as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Leil and ruled during a civil war. Story During the waning years of Leil's reign, the kingdom of the ...

. Geoffrey asserts that Leil reigned at the time when

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built the

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and Silvus Epitus was king of

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