Lud
Family: Britons · Role: ruler of the kingdom · First appears: Book I 15–17
Life events
- Lud obtained the kingdom's government, fortified the city, and renamed it Kaer-Lud.(Book I 15–17 · 📍 Kaer-Lud)
- “But afterwards when Lud, the brother of Cassibellaun, who made war against Julius Caesar, obtained the government of the kingdom, he surrounded it with stately walls, and towers of admirable workmanship, and ordered it to be called after his name, Kaer-Lud, that is, the City of Lud.”
- Lud succeeded Heli to the kingdom.(Book III 19–20)
- With: Heli
- “of whom Lud, being the eldest, succeeded to the kingdom after his father's death.”
- Lud rebuilt Trinovantum's walls and surrounded the city with towers.(Book III 19–20 · 📍 Trinovantum)
- “for rebuilding the walls of Trinovantum, which he also surrounded with innumerable towers.”
- Lud died and was buried beside a gate named after him.(Book III 19–20)
- “At last, when he was dead, his body was buried by the gate which to this time is called in the British tongue after his name, Parthlud”
Book I 15–17
- siblings with Cassibellaun “But afterwards when Lud, the brother of Cassibellaun, who made war against Julius Caesar, obtained the government of the kingdom, he surrounded it with stately walls, and towers of admirable workmanship, and ordered it to be called after his name, Kaer-Lud, that is, the City of Lud.”
- siblings with Nennius “But this very thing became afterwards the occasion of a great quarrel between him and his brother Nennius, who took offence at his abolishing the name of Troy in this country.”
Book III 19–20
- parent: Heli “He had three sons, Lud, Cassibellaun, and Nennius”
- siblings with Cassibellaun “He had three sons, Lud, Cassibellaun, and Nennius”
- siblings with Nennius “He had three sons, Lud, Cassibellaun, and Nennius”
- child: Androgeus “He had two sons, Androgeus and Tenuantius”
- child: Tenuantius “He had two sons, Androgeus and Tenuantius”
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Extracted from the original text of The History of the Kings of Britain. Made with Rho MD.