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As Nudd Llaw Eraint (the earlier form of his name, Cognate of the Irish Nuada Airgetlám, derived from the pre-Roman British god Nodens ) he is the father of Gwynn Ap Nudd . He is probably the source of king Lud from Geoffrey Of Monmouth 's History Of The Kings Of Britain . In the Welsh Story of " Lludd And Llevelys ", he is the ruler of Britain while his brother Llevelys ruled Gaul . Lludd calls on Llevelys to rid Britain of three plagues then afflicting the kingdom. Lludd has been considered a death God. In Celtic Mythology , Lludd was also the God of the River Thames , replacing the Godness Tamesis . According to legend, there was once a temple to Lludd at the site of St Paul's Cathedral , London , near Ludgate , which is named after him. ETYMOLOGY The reconstructed ''nodd''). This Proto-Celtic word connotes the Semantics of ‘sap, moisture.’ and so the fundamental nature of this deity may be a personification of “ Moisture ”, which would account for the associations with a silvery appearance (silver-armed), healing, the Severn and the weather of British Isles . However, another plausible ’s associations with youth, healing, sunlight, warriors and kingship.
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