Geoffrey of Monmouth

noun

1. 1100?–1154, English chronicler.

Geoffrey of Monmouth

/ ˈdʒɛfrɪ /

noun

1. Geoffrey of Monmouth?11001154MWelshRELIGION: clergymanHISTORY: chronicler ?1100–54, Welsh bishop and chronicler; author of Historia Regum Britanniae, the chief source of Arthurian legends

Example Sentences

Back in the 30s — the 1130s — the Welsh cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth created the impression that Stonehenge was built as a memorial to a bunch of British nobles slain by the Saxons.

From New York Times

Geoffrey of Monmouth is credited with popularizing the legend of King Arthur through his 12th-century book, “The History of the Kings of Britain.”

From Los Angeles Times

Tintagel Castle gained literary fame when Geoffrey of Monmouth named it as the place King Arthur was conceived.

From BBC

Tintagel gained literary fame when medieval scholar, Geoffrey of Monmouth, named it as the place where King Arthur was conceived.

From BBC

Ever since the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth spun his seductive Arthurian tales, Tintagel has been inundated with visitors seeking a taste of the magic.

From The Guardian