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Eliud, also known as Elihud, was a legendary king of the
Britons British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.: British nationality law governs modern British citizenship and nationality, w ...
, as recounted by
Geoffrey of Monmouth Geoffrey of Monmouth (; ; ) was a Catholic cleric from Monmouth, Wales, and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur. He is best known for his chronicle '' The History of ...
. He came to power in 221BC. He was preceded by Urianus and succeeded by Cledaucus.Sacred Texts website, ''Histories of the Kings of Britain (Book III)'', by Geoffry of Monmouth, tr. by Sebastian Evans, (1904)
/ref> He is otherwise unattested.


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Geoffrey of Monmouth By Evans, Sebastian
{{Geoffrey of Monmouth Legendary British kings 2nd-century BC legendary monarchs