Geoffrey o Monmouth
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Geoffrey o Monmouth (Laitin: Galfridus Monemutensis, Galfridus Arturus, Welsh: Gruffudd ap Arthur, Sieffre o Fynwy) (c. 1095 – c. 1155) wis a Welsh cleric an ane o the major figurs in the development o Breetish historiografie an the popularity o tales o King Arthur.
- Arthurian Figures of history and legend: A biographical dictionary: "Geoffrey of Monmouth (floruit 1112–1139/ lifespan circa 1095–1155)".
Geoffrey o Monmouth | |
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Merlin prophesies for Vortigern, frae a manuscript o Geoffrey o Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. | |
| Born | c. 1095 [1] possibly Monmouth, Wales |
| Dee'd | c. 1155 (aged around 60) |
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| Thrift | Cleric |
| Kent for | His chronicle Historia Regum Britanniae |
| Releegion | Roman Catholic |
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