- Geoffrey of Monmouth
- biographical name circa 1100-1154 British ecclesiastic & chronicler
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Geoffrey de Monmouth — Geoffrey von Monmouth (wal.: Gruffudd ap Arthur, auch Sieffre o Fynwy; lat. Galfridus Monemutensis) (* um 1100 in Monmouth; † um 1154 in Cardiff) war ein britischer Geistlicher und Gelehrter, der zu einem der ersten Historiker Britanniens wurde.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Geoffrey of Monmouth — Geoffrey von Monmouth (wal.: Gruffudd ap Arthur, auch Sieffre o Fynwy; lat. Galfridus Monemutensis) (* um 1100 in Monmouth; † um 1154 in Cardiff) war ein britischer Geistlicher und Gelehrter, der zu einem der ersten Historiker Britanniens wurde.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Geoffrey von Monmouth — (wal.: Gruffudd ap Arthur, auch Sieffre o Fynwy; lat. Galfridus Monemutensis) (* um 1100 in Monmouth; † um 1154 in Cardiff) war ein britischer Geistlicher und Gelehrter, der zu einem der ersten Historiker Britanniens wurde. Geoffrey verfasste die … Deutsch Wikipedia
Geoffrey of Monmouth — ( cy. Gruffudd ap Arthur or Sieffre o Fynwy) (c. 1100 ndash; c. 1155) was a clergyman and one of the major figures in the development of British history and the popularity of tales of King Arthur.BiographyGeoffrey s birthplace is unknown, but he… … Wikipedia
Geoffrey of Monmouth — • Abbot of St. Alban s, d. at St. Alban s, 26 Feb., 1146 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Geoffrey of Monmouth Geoffrey of Monmouth … Catholic encyclopedia
Geoffrey of Monmouth — 1100? 54; Brit. bishop & chronicler: preserver of the Arthurian legend … English World dictionary
Geoffrey of Monmouth — (ca. 1100–1155) Geoffrey of Monmouth was the author of the 12th century HISTORIA REGUM BRITANNIAE (History of the Kings of Britain), a pseudo history in Latin prose that popularized the legendary monarchs of pre Saxon Britain. Geoffrey’s… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Geoffrey of Monmouth — noun Welsh chronicler who wrote an account of the kings of Britain which is now believed to contain little historical fact but it is a source of the Arthurian legend (circa 1100 1154) • Instance Hypernyms: ↑chronicler * * * Geoffrey of Monmouth… … Useful english dictionary
Geoffrey of Monmouth — 1100? 1154, English chronicler. * * * died 1155 Medieval British chronicler. He was probably an Oxford cleric for most of his life. His mostly fictional History of the Kings of Britain (с 1135–39) traced the descent of British princes from the… … Universalium
Geoffrey de Monmouth — Geoffroy de Monmouth Pour les articles homonymes, voir Monmouth. Geoffroy de Monmouth (Monmouth, vers 1100 St Asaph, 1155), est un évêque et historien anglo normand, écrivant en langue latine et familier du monastère de Glastonbury. Le lieu de sa … Wikipédia en Français
Geoffrey of Monmouth — (?1100 55) A Benedictine monk attached to the household of Robert, Earl of Gloucester; in 1152 he became Bishop of St Asaph. His Historia Regum Britan niae, written c.1136, claims to be a history of all the kings of Britain from Brutus, the… … A Dictionary of English folklore
