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Gerald of Wales ( Latin: Giraldus Cambrensis; Welsh: Gerallt Cymro; French: Gerald de Barri; c. 1146 – c. 1223) was a Cambro-Norman priest and historian. As a royal clerk to the king and two archbishops, he travelled widely and wrote extensively. He studied and taught in France and visited Rome several times, meeting the Pope.
- Cambro-Norman
- University of Paris
- Clergyman
Also called: Gerald Of Wales, or Gerald De Barri. Born: c. 1146,, Manorbier Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Died: c. 1223. Giraldus Cambrensis (born c. 1146, Manorbier Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales—died c. 1223) was the archdeacon of Brecknock, Brecknockshire (1175–1204), and historian, whose accounts of life in the late 12th century stand as ...
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- He was the grandson of Welsh royalty. Youngest son of a Marcher lord, Gerald descended from Normans on his father’s side, and Welsh on his mother’s. As Georgia Henley and A. Joseph McMullen remark, “his grandmother was the Welsh princess Nest, the only legitimate daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, who was widely regarded at the time of his death in 1093 as the last king of Deheubarth (a kingdom in southern Wales).”
- He was a clerk under three Plantagenet kings. Because of his good upbringing and even better schooling – Gerald had studied and taught with the best theologians in Paris – he was hired as a clerk by Henry II, then Prince John.
- He had a sense of humour. Although Gerald seems to have become increasingly sour as his ambitions to St. Davids were repeatedly thwarted, he did find time to laugh – at misguided clerics.
- His writings on Ireland were influential into Tudor times. Gerald spent a year in Ireland in the service of the Plantagenets, and his writings on the Irish were not flattering.
Apr 13, 2011 · Learn about the life and work of Giraldus Cambrensis, also known as Gerald of Wales, who wrote Descriptio Cambriae, one of the earliest travel books about Wales. Find out how he became a bishop, a clergyman, and a chronicler of his times, and how he visited Wales in 1188 as part of a recruiting drive for the Third Crusade.
Apr 29, 2020 · A research project aims to publish authoritative editions of most of the works of Gerald of Wales (1146–1223), a medieval Latin writer who wrote about Anglo-French, Anglo-Welsh, and Anglo-Irish interactions. The project will also produce translations and commentary, and will be led by Professor Richard Sharpe and Professor Thomas Charles-Edwards.
Gerald of Wales. De gestis Giraldi is a narrative of the deeds of Gerald of Wales (c. 1146-1223), written in the third person but actually by Gerald himself, and framed as the biography of a bishop although Gerald never became a bishop. Gerald was born in south-west Wales of mixed Norman and Welsh descent and educated at Gloucester and in Paris.
Gerald of Wales (c. 1146–c. 1223) was a cleric and writer of mixed Norman and Welsh ancestry. He wrote about the history and topography of Ireland and Wales, and criticized the Irish for their barbarism and paganism.
