Geoffrey of Monmouth, Welsh Historian
(c. 1100-c. 1155)



Merlin prophesies for Vortigern, from a manuscript
of the Historia Regum Britanniae

Just the Facts:
  • Name: Geoffrey of Monmouth
  • Known as: Galfridus Monemutensis, Galfridus Arturus
  • Dates: c. 1100-c. 1155
  • Place: Wales, England
  • Language: Latin
  • Who he was: Welsh historian; Historia Regum Britanniae (The History of the Kings of Britain)

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