Leil 669182 220030234 2008-06-17T23:19:32Z Enaidmawr 2129297 not a stub - this is absolutely ALL there is to say about Geoffrey's fictitious character (like so many of the others in this cat.!) '''Leil''' was a legendary king of the [[Britons (historic)|Britons]] as accounted by [[Geoffrey of Monmouth]]. He was the son of King [[Brutus Greenshield]]. Leil was a peaceful and just king and took advantage of the prosperity afforded him by his ancestors. He built [[Carlisle|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 of the Feeble King|civil war]], during which he died. He was succeeded by his son [[Rud Hud Hudibras]]. Geoffrey asserts that Leil reigned at the time when [[Solomon]] built the [[Temple in Jerusalem]] and [[Silvus Epitus]] was king of [[Alba Longa]]. {{start box}} {{succession box | before=[[Brutus Greenshield]]| title=[[List of legendary kings of Britain|Mythical British Kings]]| after=[[Rud Hud Hudibras]]| years= | }} {{end box}} [[Category:British traditional history]] [[fr:Leil]] [[it:Leil]] [[nl:Leil]] [[uk:Лайл]]