Historia Regum Britanniae
Historia Regum Britanniae

Author: Geoffrey Of Monmouth

Publisher:

Published: 2019-07-05

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9781078331180

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The full, ancient text: Historia Regum Britanniae.Historia regum Britanniae (or The History of the Kings of Britain) is a supposedly historical account written by Geoffrey of Monmouth in 1136. Though much of the text is largely considered fiction, it does pull from several ancient texts and true historical events/personas.It is notable for being the first, major blockbuster-like success of the Arthurian legends, bringing the character to widespread popularity for the first time. Many of our modern myths (and ancient ones) have drawn from this text.

De Gestis Britonum
De Gestis Britonum

Author: Geoffrey (of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph)

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 1843832062

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Written in the 1130s, Geoffrey's imaginative history of the Britons from Brutus to Cadwallader, and the first to recount the woes of Lear and the glittering career of Arthur, rapidly became a bestseller. An ideal text for scholars, this is a reprint of the Latin text with a facing English translation.

Arthur and the Kings of Britain
Arthur and the Kings of Britain

Author: Miles Russell

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2017-03-15

Total Pages: 455

ISBN-13: 1445662752

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A fresh look at the text which introduced for the first time some of the key figures in British myth and legend.

The History of the Kings of Britain
The History of the Kings of Britain

Author: Geoffrey of Monmouth

Publisher: Gottfried & Fritz

Published:

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13:

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The History of the Kings of Britain was originally published under the Latin title, Historia Regum Britanniae, by Anglo-Saxon monk, Geoffrey of Monmouth. The chronicle is famous as the original source of the legend of Sir Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, as well as the Prophecies of Merlin. The chronicle is also the original source of “King Leir,” from which Shakespeare adapted his famous play by the same name. The chronicle recounts the origins of Britain from the time of Brutus and the Roman conquest of the British Isles. It is a semi-fantastical account of the origin of the British Kings and contains a storehouse of British history, fantasy and legend. An indispensible piece to any student, or admirer, of the history of the British Isles.