Geoffrey of Monmouth | |
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Born | c. 1095 Wales |
Died | between December 1154 and December 1155 (aged c. 58-60) Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff |
Occupation | Clergyman Writer |
Notable work | History of the Kings of Britain |
Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1095 – c. 1155) was a clergyman and writer. He was probably born in Wales. He was made the bishop of St Asaph on 21 February 1152.
Around 1136 he wrote Historia Regum Britanniae in Latin, translated as History of the Kings of Britain. It is a mythical history which included the first account of King Arthur, Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table.