Leil

Leil was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Brutus Greenshield and came to power in 989BC.

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Royalty.name: Leil
Royalty.image: Leil (MS Roll 1066).jpg
Royalty.caption: Leil from the Genealogical Chronicle of the Kings of England to Edward IV (c. 1461)
Royalty.succession: King of Britain
Royalty.predecessor: Brutus Greenshield
Royalty.successor: Rud Hud Hudibras
Royalty.issue: Rud Hud Hudibras
Royalty.father: Brutus Greenshield

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Leil was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Brutus Greenshield 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 Carlisle, Cumbria (Caerleil: Fort of Leil) in the north as a tribute to this prosperity. He reigned for twenty-five years until he grew old and feeble. His inactivity sparked a civil war, during which he died. He was succeeded by his son Rud Hud Hudibras.