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The name and story of Shakespeare’s King Lear is based on that of Leir — a legendary king of the Britons, who supposedly reigned around the 8th century BC. According to 12th-century historian, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Leir’s name derives from the Brythonic word for the River Soar.<br/><br/>
Lear has also been identified with the Welsh sea-god Llyr and his Irish counterpart Ler or Lir.

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