Brennius
Sign in to saveBrennius was a legendary king of Northumbria, Scotland, and the Allobroges, as recounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae (). He was the son of Dunvallo Molmutius and brother of Belinus, probably based upon one or both of the historical Brenni. He came to power in 390 BC.
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Brennius was a legendary king of Northumbria, Scotland, and the Allobroges, as recounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae (). He was the son of Dunvallo Molmutius and brother of Belinus, probably based upon one or both of the historical Brenni. He came to power in 390 BC.
==Historia Regum Britanniae== ===Claimant to the throne of Britain=== In an effort to win the crown of Britain, Brennius and Belinus waged war between each other to determine who should succeed their father. Many battles were fought between the two brothers until a time came when their friends intervened and a compromise was decided upon. Belinus became the King of the Britons with Brennius as King of Northumbria and Scotland.