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   Geoffrey ends his work by saying he will leave the Saxon kings to the Saxon historians and recommends his contemporaries do the same: “I advise them to be silent concerning the kings of the Britons.”

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   Apr 9, 2019 · Geoffrey ends by requesting historians, his contemporaries, such as William of Malmesbury, “to be silent concerning the “History of the Britons,” since they have not that book written in the British tongue, which Walter, Archdeacon of Oxford, brought out of Brittany”.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Geoffrey-of-MonmouthGeoffrey Of Monmouth | Medieval Bishop & Chronicler - Britannica

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   Geoffrey Of Monmouth (died 1155) was a medieval English chronicler and bishop of St. Asaph (1152), whose major work, the Historia regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain), brought the figure of Arthur into European literature.

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4. www.thecollector.com › who-was-geoffrey-of-monmouthGeoffrey of Monmouth: The Man Who Gave Us King Arthur and Merlin

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   Mar 10, 2024 · Geoffrey of Monmouth’s work on history treads a murky line between fact and fiction, especially considering his creative liberties with King Arthur. Here’s why: Doubt cast on other writings: His fictionalized account of Arthur raises questions about the accuracy of his other historical writings.

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   Feb 15, 2024 · Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae (c. 1138, henceforth Historia) is not an obvious place to look for historiographical varietas, for several reasons. First, many scholars contend that Geoffrey's emphasis on genealogy and dynasty allows him to create a continuous, teleological foundation narrative in support of his own political ...

6. talesofbritainandireland.com › geoffrey-of-monmouthGeoffrey of Monmouth - Tales of Britain and Ireland

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   But dating almost from its genesis Geoffrey’s work came in for some serious criticism from sceptical scholars searching for true history, in spite of Geoffrey’s “I have an ancient book” defence.

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   Why did Geoffrey ask historians to be silent?

   • Geoffrey ends by requesting historians, his contemporaries, such as William of Malmesbury, “to be silent concerning the “History of the Britons,” sincethey have not that book written in the British tongue, which Walter, Archdeacon of Oxford, brought out of Brittany”. This is mere open banter. Geoffrey was not likely to show them that book!

   Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Stories of Arthur

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   Was Geoffrey a good historian?

   • Geoffrey was a well read man, drawing on Welsh stories, oral folktales, lots of classical texts as well as on the work of other historians of his time and earlier. But the work is supposedly reliant on one source in particular.

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   Who gave Geoffrey A copy of the history of the Kings?

   • Geoffrey claimed that the ancient text from which he gleaned his translations was given to him by a man he had befriended at the university, an archdeacon of Oxford. The History of the Kings of Britain (Historia regum Britanniae) was likely completed around 1138 during a tumultuous period of civil war in England.

   14 Geoffrey of Monmouth: A History of the Kings of Britain

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   Why was Geoffrey a good book?

   • Geoffrey’s was a book that gave delight to every one, ladies as well as men, for in the marriage of the traitor Modred with Guinevere the wife of Arthur, and in Arthur’s revenge, was the germ of a world of romances.

   Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Stories of Arthur

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   Did Geoffrey of Monmouth live in Caerleon?

   • The proximity of Monmouth to Caerleon is significant, for it was Geoffrey of Monmouth who named it the Court of King Arthur. Of course, the question of whether or not Geoffrey of Monmouth was truly from Monmouth still remains, and the authenticity of his Welsh heritage is frequently questioned.

   Geoffrey of Monmouth: The Man Who Gave Us King Arthur and Merlin

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   Why is Geoffrey's Historia important?

   • Second, Geoffrey's Historia was extremely popular (it survives in over 220 manuscripts) and influential (it was the direct or indirect source for many narratives about early Britain until the early modern period).

   ‘Continuously and in order’: Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum

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8. www.jstor.org › stable › pdfGEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH'S MOTIVES FOR WRITING HIS HISTORIA

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   Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain, I do not know what it is; influential, I mean, not only on litera- ture throughout western Europe, but also on historiography and even on politics. It was quoted as affording early historical precedent for domination by England over Scotland