77 Published BooksGeoffrey of Monmouth
born perhaps 1100
Historia Regum Britanniae
circa 1139 of Geoffrey of Monmouth as English chronicler, popularized Arthurian legend and contains the source material for several plays of William Shakespeare.
Geoffrey, a Welsh cleric, figured in the major development and the popularity of tales of king. Much of his work is considered to be false.
People best know
Prophetiae Merlini
(
Prophecies of Merlin
), his document of attributed quotations, and
Vita Merlini
(
Life of Merlin
), his poem.
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