{"id":97669,"date":"2025-08-01T07:43:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T07:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/king-lud-mysterious-founder-of-london-and-his-connection-to-the-tuatha-de-danann\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T07:43:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T07:43:10","slug":"king-lud-mysterious-founder-of-london-and-his-connection-to-the-tuatha-de-danann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/king-lud-mysterious-founder-of-london-and-his-connection-to-the-tuatha-de-danann\/","title":{"rendered":"King Lud &#8211; Mysterious Founder Of London And His Connection To The Tuatha De Danann"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Ellen Lloyd &#8211; AncientPages.com &#8211; <\/strong>Legendary British King Lud is shrouded in a veil of mystery. Did he ever exist? Was he the real founder of London or a Celtic God? What was his connection to the\u00a0Tuatha De Danann, a mythical race of god-like beings with supernatural abilities?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pr-kinglud.jpg\" class=\"gallery_colorbox\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-121329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pr-kinglud.jpg\" alt=\"King Lud - Mysterious Founder Of London And His Connection To The Tuatha De Danann\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pr-kinglud.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pr-kinglud-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Historians, mythologists, and folklorists have long tried to unravel the truth about King Lud. Some claim King Lud never existed, while others maintain he was indeed a real historical figure.<\/p>\n<p>Some say King Lud was based on the story of the Welsh mythological figure Lludd Llaw Eraint, a King of the Tuatha De Danann. Still, his life story is a blend of truth and fiction, making it challenging to learn more about this fascinating personality.<\/p>\n<p>King Lud appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth&#8217;s legendary History of the Kings of Britain, written around 1136. Geoffrey of Monmouth&#8217;s chronicles describe the lives of British kings over 2,000 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/get-instant-access-to-our-premium-content\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/premium-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Get Access To Our Premium Content\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/premium-1-1.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/premium-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>This is a preview of our premium article available only to members of Ancient Pages.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Become a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/get-instant-access-to-our-premium-content\/\"><strong>member<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>to read more &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/get-instant-access-to-our-premium-content\/\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are\u00a0<strong>already a member<\/strong>\u00a0and have logged in to your account, you can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/2025\/07\/31\/pr-king-lud-mysterious-founder-of-london-and-his-connection-to-the-tuatha-de-danann\/\"><strong>access the article here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/get-instant-access-to-our-premium-content\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-110225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/promolibraryancientmysteries4.jpg\" alt=\"Get Access To Our Premium Content\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/promolibraryancientmysteries4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/promolibraryancientmysteries4-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>See also:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/2025\/07\/24\/celtic-valhalla-and-sacred-wells\/\"><strong>Celtic Valhalla And Sacred Wells \u2013 Mysterious Invisible Worlds And Magic Of The Fairy Folk<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/2025\/01\/23\/giant-gogmagogs-hidden-treasure-castell-dinas-bran\/\"><strong>Mystery Of Giant Gogmagog\u2019s Hidden Treasure Beneath Castell Dinas Bran<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/2025\/01\/23\/giant-gogmagogs-hidden-treasure-castell-dinas-bran\/\"><strong>Mystery Of Giant Gogmagog\u2019s Hidden Treasure Beneath Castell Dinas Bran<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/category\/premium-content-preview\/\"><strong>More Premium Articles<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"tbmarker\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v8.0&#038;appId=1629370863982098&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\" nonce=\"QZiG0y67\"><\/script><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.4\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/2025\/07\/31\/king-lud-mysterious-founder-of-london-and-his-connection-to-the-tuatha-de-danann\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ellen Lloyd &#8211; AncientPages.com &#8211; Legendary British King Lud is shrouded in a veil of mystery. 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