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Arranged in twelve books, on the pattern of Vergil’s Aeneid (29-19 b.c.e.), Geoffrey’s account traces the reigns of nearly a hundred British kings, beginning with the nation’s mythical ...
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Historia Regnum Britanniae. Geoffrey of Monmouth's opus, finished in 1136, which purports to be the true history of the isle of Britain from its settlement by Brutus the Trojan, grandson of Aeneas, to the death of Cadawallader the Blessed in the seventh century. The majority of the book is composed of euhemerized gods and myths; starting with ...
"The History of the Kings of Britain." Born around 1100 CE, Geoffrey studied in Oxford and Paris before becoming a clergyman in the diocese of St. Asaph. His work, "The History of the Kings of Britain," written in Latin around 1136 CE, claims to chronicle the legendary and mythical history of Britain, tracing its lineage back to the Trojan War.
Geoffrey of Monmouth (fl. 1135), Britanniae vtriusque Regum et principum origo & gesta insignia [Historia regum Britanniae] (Paris: Iosse Badé, 1517). [8], CI, [1] leaves, 4⁰ Oxford, Christ Church Wb.5.12. The printing of this text, commonly known today as the Historia regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain) ushered in a new chapter in
Nov 19, 2019 · Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Kings of Britain—the earliest work to detail the legendary foundation of Britain by Brutus the Trojan and the life of King Arthur—was among the most widely read books throughout the Middle Ages. Its sweeping account of the Britons began long before the Romans and challenged the leading histories of the twelfth century. Merlin, Guinevere, Mordred ...
Geoffrey of Monmouth's History By Geoffrey Ashe 1 Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain, completed about 1136, opens with a preface in which he makes a notorious claim. At a time when I was giving a good deal of attention to such matters [i.e. traditions of Arthur and other early British kings], Walter, Archdeacon of Oxford,
Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain is the story of all the legendary kings of Britian, from the founder, Brutus, the grandson of Aeneas, down to the last king of Britain, Cadwalladr. On the way, Geoffrey recounts the tales of King Leir, Cymbeline, and Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain.
