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Geoffrey of Monmouth
His Life & Works
Geoffrey of Monmouth was born around 1100 CE, it is not certain that he was
born in Monmouth in South
His father was named Arthur. Geoffrey was
appointed archdeacon of Llandaff in 1140 and was consecrated bishop of St.
Asaph in 1152. He died c. 1155.
Geoffrey is one of the most significant authors in the development of the
Arthurian legends. It was Geoffrey who, in his Historia Regum Britanniae
(completed in 1136) palces Arthur in a
historical context and in the line of British kings as a pre- Saxon ruler.
This work not only established Arthur as a
significant historical figure but also gave him an authoritative history which
included many events familiar from later romance. Geoffrey also introduced the
character of Merlin as we know him into the legends. Geoffrey's Merlin, a
combination of the young and prophetic Ambrosius in Nennius's history and the
prophet Myrddin who figures in several Welsh poems, first appears in a book
known as the Prophetiae Merlini (The Prophecies of Merlin), which
was written about 1135 but then incorporated as Book VII of the Historia.
This book contains the prophecies made by
Merlin to the earlier celtic ruler Vortigern, which foreshadow not only the
downfall of Vortigern but also the rise and fall of Arthur, events subsequent
to the end of the Historia, and events of the obscure future.
The Historia proper begins in the legendary past and traces the origin
of
The Arthurian portion of the story tells of Arthur's conquests on the
continent, his slaying of the giant of St. Michael's Mount, a prominent role by
Gawain in the Roman wars, the slaying of the Emperor Lucius, the treachery of
Mordred, the entry of the nunnery by Guinevere, and the final battle between
Mordred, who is killed, and Arthur, who is borne to the Isle of Avallon for the
healing of his wounds.
The influence of the Historia on
literature is enormous. It influenced numerous vernacular works, including
translations into Welsh, Old Norse, and the French and English verse versions
by Wace (the Roman de Brut) and Layamon (the Brut).
Geoffrey also wrote a Vita Merlini (Life of Merlin) in verse in
about 1150.
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