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Geoffrey of Monmouth (Gaufridus Monemutensis)
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| (c.1100–54)
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| Welsh chronicler, probably a Benedictine monk, consecrated Bishop of St Asaph in 1152. His Historia regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain), composed before 1147, profoundly influenced English literature, introducing the stories of King Lear and Cymbeline, the prophecies of Merlin, and the legend of Arthur in the form known today. The stories have little basis in historical fact. His Historia was translated into Anglo-Norman by Gaimar and Wace and into English by Layamon and Robert of Gloucester; it was first printed in 1508 (Paris). |
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