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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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   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.”

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

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   of historians familiar in his day. An eminent medievalist once conjectured that Geoffrey was deliberately writing a romance. Nothing of the sort; he was aiming solely at producing an account of events chiefly political in Britain from the fall of Troy to the seventh Christian century, such as would be accepted by intelligent and informed people who

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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   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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   Feb 15, 2024 · On the one hand, Geoffrey's literary methods owe more to English historians than he claims. His Historia imitates the basic structure of both William's and Henry's histories, in his use of sparse details at the beginning and end of his narrative, coupled with an expansive account of important rulers in the early parts of the latter half of his ...

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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!

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   Was Geoffrey a real historian?

   • Geoffrey, as has been said, isnot a real historian, but something much more interesting. He introduced to the world the story of King Arthur, which at once became the source and centre of hundreds of French romances, in verse or prose, and of poetry down to Tennyson and William Morris.

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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.

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   What is Geoffrey's relationship with English historiography?

   • Yet Geoffrey's political sentiments and purposes for writing remain continual subjects of debate, with scholars holding mutually incompatible views of Geoffrey's work. His relationship with English historiography is no different. On the one hand, Geoffrey's literary methods owe more to English historians than he claims.

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

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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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   What was Geoffrey's earliest writing?

   • Geoffrey's earliest writing was probably the Prophetiae Merlini (Prophecies of Merlin) which he wrote before 1135, and which appears both independently and incorporated into The History of the Kings of Britain.

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   Geoffrey claims in his dedication that the book is a translation of an "ancient book in the British language that told in orderly fashion the deeds of all the kings of Britain", given to him by Walter, Archdeacon of Oxford, but modern historians have dismissed this claim. [13] .