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Belinus
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Belinus was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Dunvallo Molmutius and brother of Brennius and came to power in 390 BC. He was probably named after the ancient god Belenus.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Belinus
- Royalty.caption
- Statues of Belinus and Brennius at the Church of St John the Baptist, Bristol
- Royalty.succession
- King of Southern Britain
- Royalty.reign
- c. 390 BC
- Royalty.predecessor
- Dyfnwal Moelmud
- Royalty.successor
- Gurguit Barbtruc
- Royalty.issue
- Gurguit Barbtruc
- Royalty.father
- Dyfnwal Moelmud
- Royalty.succession1
- King of Northern Britain
- Royalty.predecessor1
- Brennius
- Royalty.successor1
- Gurguit Barbtruc
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Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Child
- Cambra
- Father
- Dyfnwal Moelmud
- Occupation
- monarch
- Image
- Belinus and Brennius.jpg
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- present in work
- The History of the Kings of Britain
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- Belinus
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Earning the crown
- Invader of Gaul, Italy and Germany
- Later years
- Comments on historicity
- References
Belinus was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Dunvallo Molmutius and brother of Brennius and came to power in 390 BC. He was probably named after the ancient god Belenus.
== Earning the crown == In an effort to win the crown of Britain, Brennius and Belinus waged war between each other to determine who should succeed their father. Many battles were fought between the two brothers until a time came when their friends intervened and a compromise was decided upon. Belinus became the King of the Britons with Brennius as king of the north.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Belinus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.