Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. People also ask

  2. 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.

    • c. 1155 (aged 59–60)
    • Catholic cleric
    • Galfridus Arturus, c. 1095, Possibly Monmouth, Wales
  3. 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 ...

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. Geoffrey of Monmouth. The History of the Kings of Britain. Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1136. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. Download PDF. Access Full Guide. Generate discussion.

  5. Summary. PDF Cite. Geoffrey of Monmouth, a scholarly clergyman who was to become bishop of St. Asaph’s in Wales, undertook to write a national history of Britain from its origin...

  6. Mar 10, 2024 · Mar 10, 2024 • By Elizabeth Morgan, BA History w/ Tudor concentration. Geoffrey of Monmouth remains an elusive and mysterious figure from the Medieval era. Rarely has so little been known about a man who contributed so much to the recorded history of Britain.

  7. Summary. The History of the Kings of Britain opens with a lush description of the island of Britain’s beauty and abundance of resources. Geoffrey asserts that of the island’s five past inhabitants – Britons, Romans, Saxons, Picts, and Scots – only the Britons “formerly possess [ed] the whole island from sea to sea.”.

  8. Historia regum Britanniae ( The History of the Kings of Britain ), originally called De gestis Britonum ( On the Deeds of the Britons ), is a pseudohistorical account of British history, written around 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth.

  1. People also search for