King Lud
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Lud, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudohistorical History of the Kings of Britain and related medieval texts, was a king of Britain in pre-Roman times who founded London and was buried at Ludg
Statues of King Lud (centre) and his sons in the vestry porch of St Dunstan-in-the-West in the City of London
Cassivellaunus
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Cassivellaunus was a historical British military leader who led the defence against Julius Caesar's second expedition to Britain in 54 BC. He led an alliance of tribes against Roman forces, but eventu
King Lud
…was buried at Ludgate. He was the eldest son of Geoffrey's King Heli, and succeeded his father to the throne. He was succeeded, in turn, by his brother Cassibelanus (Welsh: Caswallawn). Lud may be connected with the Welsh mythological figure Lludd Llaw Eraint, earlier Nudd Llaw Eraint, cognate with the Irish Nuada…
A representation of Cassivellaunus, New York Public Library
A plaque in Devil's Dyke, Hertfordshire mentions Cassivellaunus
Illustration from Historia Regum Britanniae, featuring a red and a white dragon. The book describes the history of the kings of Britain