Runo (legendary King)
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Runo (''
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:'' ''Rhun map Peredyr'') was a legendary powerful king of the
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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 281BC. He was the son of King
Peredurus Peredurus () is a legendary king of the Britons in Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudohistorical chronicle ''Historia Regum Britanniae''. According to Geoffrey, he was the youngest son of King Morvidus and brother of Gorbonianus, Archgallo, Elidu ...
and was succeeded by his cousin
Gerennus Gerennus ('' Welsh:'' ''Geraint map Elidyr'') was a legendary king of the Britons as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He came to power in 275BC. He was a son of King Elidurus and was succeeded by his son Catellus. According to Geoffrey, his d ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Runo Legendary British kings 3rd-century BC legendary monarchs