Gorboduc

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Gorboduc (Welsh: Gwrvyw) was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was married to Judon. At an old age, he became senile and his sons, Ferrex and Porrex, feuded over who would take over the kingdom. During this Civil War, he died and the war continued for many years.

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J.R.R. Tolkien, a scholar familiar with old Welsh and the Matter of Britain, may have had a subconscious awareness of King Gorboduc in coining the name "Gorbadoc" for Frodo Baggins' Brandybuck grandfather.

"A niece of King Gorboduc" is mentioned briefly by the Fool in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

"Gorboduc" is the name of a poem by John Ashbery that appears in the collection April Galleons.

See also: Gorboduc for the play from 1561.

Preceded by:
Kimarcus		 Mythical British Kings Succeeded by:
Civil War:
Ferrex vs. Porrex
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