Geoffrey of Monmouth

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Geof·frey of Mon·mouth (j

; m

th) 1100?-1154.

English prelate and chronicler whose Historia Regum Britanniae (c. 1139) is a source of Arthurian legend.

Geoffrey of Monmouth [ˈdʒɛfrɪ]

(Biographies / Geoffrey of Monmouth (?1100-1154) M, Welsh, RELIGION: clergyman, HISTORY: chronicler) ?1100-54, Welsh bishop and chronicler; author of Historia Regum Britanniae, the chief source of Arthurian legends

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Geoffrey of Monmouth - Welsh chronicler who wrote an account of the kings of Britain which is now believed to contain little historical fact but it is a source of the Arthurian legend (circa 1100-1154)

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