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    Was Old King Cole based on a real king?

    Question #26577. Asked by Fiddler. (Jan 17 03 4:13 AM)


    riotgrrl

    		It is generally thought that he is based on the Welsh tribal leader from sometime between the third and fifth centuries, named Coel Hen Godeboc, or some similar form. He later became linked with the King Arthur legends by Geoffrey of Monmouth.

    Jan 17 03, 4:26 AM
    Siskin

    		Another version is:

    Coel was a British King, whose capital was Clchester. He married his daughter Helena to a Roman general, and she subsequently became mother to the Emperor Constantine, and was declared a saint for her work in spreading Chritianity.
    Presumably Coel's good humour relates to the peace his daughter's marriage brought to his Kingdom.


    http://www.thenamelocator.com/r014.html

    Jan 17 03, 12:31 PM

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