Author:Geoffrey of Monmouth

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Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1090s – c. 1155)

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Latin Galfridus Monemutensis, Welsh Gruffudd ap Arthur or Sieffre o Fynwy; spent most of his life as an Augustinian canon in Oxford; wrote in Latin, claiming to be translating from Welsh. His works introduced non-Welsh speakers to the legend of King Arthur and remained influential into early modern times, although their historical accuracy was questioned as early as 1190 by William of Newburgh

Geoffrey of Monmouth

Works

• Prophesies of Merlin (before 1135)
• History of the Kings of Britain (ca. 1136)
• Life of Merlin (ca. 1150)

Works about Geoffrey

• "Geoffrey of Monmouth," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
• "Geoffrey of Monmouth," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885-1900) in 63 vols.
• "Geoffrey of Monmouth," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913)
• "Geoffrey of Monmouth," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)