Bladud

Bladud is a legendary king of the island of Brittany (current Great Britain), whose “history” is reported by Geoffroy de Monmouth in his Historia regum Britanniae (towards 1135). He is the son of the king Rud Hudibras. Its reign would have lasted 20 years.

The kingdom of the island of Brittany

After the Trojan War, Énée arrives in Italy, with his/her Ascagne son and becomes the Master of the kingdom of the Romans. Its grandson Brutus is constrained with the exile after having accidentally killed his father. After a long navigation, Brutus unloads in the island of Brittany, occupies it and makes its kingdom of it. He marries Innogen of which he has three wire. With its death, the kingdom is divided in three parts and its sons succeed to him: Locrinus receives the center from the island to which it gives the name of “Loegrie”, Kamber receives the “Cambrie” (current Wales) and its name gives him, Albanactus inherits the area of north and calls it “Albania” (Scotland). It is the beginning of a long list of sovereigns.

Bladud

Bladud is the son of the king Rud Hudibras who had reigned 39 years. It creates the town of Kaerbadum (Bath) where it arranges hot baths. These baths are under the protection of Minerve and of fires burn permanently in the sanctuary which is dedicated to him. Bladud controls the magic and fact of many enchantments. He dies while trying to fly with wings of his manufacture, falling on the temple from Apollon to Trinovantum. Under its reign, it does not fall from rain for three years and six months, following the prayers of Hélias.

Source

  • Geoffroy de Monmouth, History of the kings de Bretagne , translated and commented on by Laurence Mathey-Mesh, Beautiful letters, coll “the Wheel with books”, Paris, 2004.

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