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Lludd

American  
[lyth] / lüð /
Welsh Nudd or Ludd

noun

Welsh Legend.
  1. a king of Britain who rid his kingdom of three plagues and was famous for his generosity: sometimes regarded as a god.


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Beli the Great, son of Manogan, had three sons, Lludd, and Caswallawn, and Nynyaw; and according to the story he had a fourth son called Llevelys. 

From The Mabinogion Vol. 3 by Edwards, Owen Morgan, Sir

The Story of Lludd and Llevelys This tale is associated with the former one in the section entitled Romantic British History.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

Others, especially the four Mabinogion properly so called and the Tale of Lludd and Llevelys, are far older; they are older than Christianity, and older than Arthur.

From The Mabinogion Vol. 1 by Edwards, Owen Morgan, Sir

And thereupon King Lludd went after him and spoke unto him thus. 

From The Mabinogion Vol. 3 by Edwards, Owen Morgan, Sir

We meet, for instance, a personage called Nudd or Lludd, evidently a solar deity.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

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