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Geoffrey of Monmouth (Latin: Galfridus Monemutensis, Galfridus Arturus; Welsh: Gruffudd ap Arthur, Sieffre o Fynwy; c. 1095 – c. 1155) was a Catholic cleric from Monmouth, Wales, and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur.
Mar 6, 2024 · Geoffrey Of Monmouth (died 1155) was a medieval English chronicler and bishop of St. Asaph (1152), whose major work, the Historia regum Britanniae ( History of the Kings of Britain ), brought the figure of Arthur into European literature. In three passages of the Historia Geoffrey describes himself as “Galfridus Monemutensis,” an indication ...
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Mar 10, 2024 · Geoffrey of Monmouth is credited with producing some of the best-known versions of King Arthur and his knights. Who was he? Mar 10, 2024 • By Elizabeth Morgan, BA History w/ Tudor concentration. Geoffrey of Monmouth remains an elusive and mysterious figure from the Medieval era.
Geoffrey of Monmouth saw his work as distinct from his peers. He dismissed historians who believed that Britain’s history was a continuation of Roman history and instead promoted the narrative that the British and Welsh were Trojan in origin (Robertson).
Historia regum Britanniae, fictional history of Britain written by Geoffrey of Monmouth sometime between 1135 and 1139. The Historia regum Britanniae was one of the most popular books of the Middle Ages.
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May 22, 2017 · The Arthurian legend begins with the Welsh cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1100 - c. 1155 CE).
Geoffrey's history combines traditions from oral British culture, historiographical writing in the tradition of Bede, and earlier writings on the political history of Britain. Chief among Geoffrey's written sources are Gildas's sixth century De Excidio Brittaniae ( On the Ruin of Britain ) and Nennius's ninth century Historia Brittonum ...