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Gildas (English pronunciation: / ˈ ɡ ɪ l d ə s /, Breton: Gweltaz; c. 450/500 – c. 570) — also known as Gildas Badonicus, Gildas fab Caw (in Middle Welsh texts and antiquarian works) and Gildas Sapiens (Gildas the Wise) — was a 6th-century British monk best known for his scathing religious polemic De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae, which recounts the history of the Britons before ...
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Apr 13, 2017 · Gildas. Romary (CC BY) Gildas (c. 500-570 CE) was a Romano-British monk, known primarily for a work entitled De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae, translated as On the Ruin and Conquest of Britain. Gildas' work is a polemical sermon recounting British history while also rebuking the British kings and clergy of his own lifetime.
A comprehensive overview of the life and works of Gildas, a sixth-century British source for the fifth century. Learn about his name, birthplace, date, activities, and sources, as well as his views on the Picts, the Britons, and the Irish.
Mar 6, 2024 · Gildas was a British historian of the 6th century. A monk, he founded a monastery in Brittany known after him as St. Gildas de Rhuys. His De excidio et conquestu Britanniae (“The Overthrow and Conquest of Britain”), one of the few sources for the country’s post-Roman history, contains the story of
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Jul 17, 2023 · Learn about Gildas, the only surviving sixth-century writer from Britain, who wrote about the ruin and conquest of his land. Discover his family, education, mission to Ireland, and possible role in the Battle of Badon.
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Learn about Gildas, a 6th-century British monk who wrote a religious polemic on the fall of Britain and the resistance against the Saxons. Read an excerpt from his work and explore his biography, historical context, and discussion questions.
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The fame of Gildas amongst the saints of Ireland is attested by the reference to him by abbot Columban (Columbanus) in a letter to pope Gregory, c. 600. For his contribution to the second wave of Irish saints see Hugh Williams, Gildas, 416; see also Sir John Lloyd's considered opinion of him generally (A History of Wales, 134-43). Author
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