Rivallo
title: "Rivallo" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["legendary-british-kings"] topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivallo" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rivallo |
| succession | King of Britain |
| reign | c. 817BCE |
| predecessor | Cunedagius |
| successor | Gurgustius |
| issue | {{Plainlist |
| father | Cunedagius |
| :: |
| name = Rivallo | succession = King of Britain | reign = c. 817BCE | predecessor = Cunedagius | successor = Gurgustius | issue = {{Plainlist|
- Gurgustius
- unknown son | father = Cunedagius
Rivallo () was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He came to power in 817BC.
He was the son of King Cunedagius and was noted as a young king who reigned with moderation. Geoffrey describes him as a "peaceful and fortunate youth, who ruled the kingdom well".
His reign was troubled by natural disasters: a rain of blood that lasted three days, a devastating plague, and a great swarm of flies. He was succeeded by his son Gurgustius.
References
References
- [http://www.monarchie-noblesse.net/angleterre/bretons/bretons.htm Monarchie Nobelesse website, ''Bretons'']
- Geoffrey of Monmouth: The History of the Kings of Britain : an Edition and Translation of De Gestis Britonum (Historia Regum Britanniae), Boydell & Brewer, 1 Jan 2007, p.44.
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