Belinus

Belinus is a legendary king of England. The ruler appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae that this written in the 12th century. According to legend, is Belinus reign in the years 399-364 BC

In Monmouth's chronicle Belinus is the son of Dunvallo Molmutius and older brother of Brennus. According to legend, fought Belinus and Brennus several times around the crown of England and reconciled again. While Brennus got after the clashes each one spare Kingdom ( Scotland only, later Gaul ), Belinus could stay in England, Wales and Cornwall.

Eventually her mother to settle the dispute. As allies succeeded two brothers, not to conquer Gaul and finally to take Rome. After the conquest of Rome Brennus remained in Rome while Belinus returned to England. There he reigned a long time about a peaceful kingdom, founded many cities and built many roads. The roads were built of stone and mortar, allowing the connection of the kingdom. The story of Geoffrey was so influential that the British stone Roman roads in the Middle Ages were known as Belinius ' streets. The king also made ​​according to Geoffrey a gate and a large tower on the Thames in London, the Tower of London.

It is named after the god Belinus probably Belenus. During the year 390 BC, Gauls actually able to capture Rome and it is also a Brennus and a Belinus were involved in the study of history has lost the connection to the UK completely discarded.