Historia regum britanniae is a pseudohistorical account of british history, written around 16 by geoffrey of monmouth. Jan 10, 2019 historia regum britanniae by geoffrey of monmouth, bishop of st. Britain, the best of islands, is situated in the western ocean, between france and. Aaron thompsons translation of geoffrey of monmouths historia regum britannie in 1718, aaron thompson published the first english translation of geoffreys historia. Gildas the ruin of britain 812 briefly deals with the conversion of britain to christianity, but in no more detail than geoffrey. Historia regum britanniae wikipedia republished wiki 2. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading history of. Geoffrey of monmouth, historia regum britanniae and brut y brenhinedd. Reeve, the transmission of the historia regum britanniae, in journal of medieval latin 1 1991, 73117. History of the kings of britain historia regum britanniae kindle edition by geoffrey of monmouth, sebastian evans. Historia regum britanniae ilustracija knjige iz 15. Reeve, the transmission of the historia regum britanniae, en journal of medieval latin 1 1991, 73117. Historia regum britanniae wikipedia, a enciclopedia libre. Historia regum britanniae work by geoffrey of monmouth.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Opus primum galfridi fuerat prophetiae merlini, ante annum 15 scriptum, ubi merlinus arthuri. Crick, the historia regum britannie of geoffrey of monmouth. Britain, the best of islands, is situated in the western ocean, between france and ireland, being eight hundred miles long, and two hundred broad. The history of the kings of britain is a pseudohistorical account of british history, written c. Jun 17, 2018 for the conversion of king lucius, see also bede, ecclesiastical history of the english people 1. History of the kings of britainbook 8 wikisource, the free.
It chronicles the lives of the kings of the britons over the course of two thousand years, beginning with the trojans founding the british nation and. The historia brittonum describes the supposed settlement of britain by trojan expatriates and states that britain took its name after brutus, a descendant of aeneas. It is a medieval chronicle, and it adheres to the standards of historiography of the time. History of the kings of britain fictional history of britain written by geoffrey of monmouth sometime between 15 and 19. Geoffrey of monmouths histories of the kings of britain was a medieval attempt to forge a national epic for the british people, shortly after the norman conquest.
The story begins with the settlement of britain by. The plantagenet dynasty stepped up this political deployment through the historia regum britanniae 18, written in. Decorated initials at the beginning of book 2 of william of malmesburys gesta regum anglorum. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading history of the kings of britain historia regum britanniae. Treves editore, roma 2005 prima edizione studio tesi editore, roma 1993 bibliografia. Historia regum britanniae project gutenberg selfpublishing. Galfridus monemutensis, galfridus arturus, galfridus artur, walesiul. For the conversion of king lucius, see also bede, ecclesiastical history of the english people 1. Historia regum britanniae, or history of the kings of britain, is a work by geoffrey of monmouth from around the 12th century. History of the kings of britainbook 8 wikisource, the. Traduzione dal latino, introduzione e note di italo pin.
Feb 22, 2018 geoffrey of monmouth in his book historia regum britanniae history of the kings of britain, 17 says that merlin was believed to have been the the son of an incubus, or demon and his mother was mortal and was a nun. The variant title historia regum britanniae was introduced in the middle ages, and this became the most common form in the modern period. Waces versjon ble deretter oversatt til poesi pa mellomengelsk tidlig pa 1200tallet av layamon, brut. But vortigern above all the rest both admired and applauded the wisdom and prophetical spirit of the young man.
Being therefore curious to learn his own fate, he desired the. The historia regum britanniae was one of the most popular books of the middle ages. It chronicles the lives of the kings of the britons in a chronological narrative spanning a time of two thousand years, beginning with the trojans founding the british nation and continuing until the anglosaxons assumed control. His lengthy preface spent a great deal of time addressing the question of the truth of geoffreys account, particularly with respect to the story of the trojan origins of britain.
The work was the single most important source used by geoffrey of monmouth in creating his historia regum britanniae and via the enormous popularity of the latter work, this version of the earlier history of britain. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Decorated initials at the beginning of book 2 of william of malmesburys gesta. Historia regum britanniae book by geoffrey of monmouth. A mu a britek kiralyainak kronikaja es ketezer evet olel at. Historia regum britanniae by geoffrey of monmouth, bishop of st. History of the kings of britain historia regum britanniae.
History of the kings of britainbook 4 wikisource, the free. The british library catalogue of illuminated manuscripts. Whilst occupied on many and various studies, i happened to light upon the history of the kings of britain, and wondered that in the account which gildas and. Gruffudd ap arthur, sieffre o fynwy, 1100 korul 1155 korul latin nyelven iro kozepkori angol kronikas, egyhazi ember, akinek hirnevet fo munkaja, a historia regum britanniae alapozta meg, amely a maga idejeben nagyon nepszeru volt es a. Historia regum britanniaein english, the history of the kings of britainis a pseudohistorical account of british history, written c. A historia regum britanniae britannia kiralyainak tortenete geoffrey of monmouth tortenelmi muve, mely 16ban irodhatott. It chronicles the lives of the kings of the britons over the course of two. Geoffrey invented a mythical backhistory for the britons, starting, as virgil did, with a fugitive from the sack of troy, named brute or brutus. Aaron thompsons translation of geoffrey of monmouths historia. Puzzle initials and beginning of geoffrey of monmouths historia regum britanniae with ownership inscriptions, st albans, england, between 1206 and 1225, 380 x 275mm. Contains a fourteenthcentury copy of geoffrey of monmouths historia regum britannie. The historia regum history of the kings is a historical compilation attributed to symeon of durham, which presents material going from the death of bede until 1129. This enormously popular pseudohistorical work, written in 16, chronicles the kings of the britons from the foundation of the kingdom of britain by the trojan brutus to the arrival of the anglosaxons, including the deeds of king arthur and the prophecies of merlin.
Historia regum britanniae geoffrey of monmouth, bishop of. Aug 28, 2016 historia regum britanniae is a pseudohistorical account of british history, written around 16 by geoffrey of monmouth. Monmouthi gottfried, angolosan geoffrey of monmouth latinul. Merlin, by delivering these and many other prophesies, caused in all that were present an admiration at the ambiguity of his expressions. With the incubus representing satan and the nun representing jesus christ, or god, he had been born from two opposing powers. Historia regum britanniae istor rouaned breizh eo al levr brudetan skrivet e latin gant jafrez menoe, ur manach eus ker menoe e kembre, en xi vet kantved gant al levrse eo bet brudet dre europa mojennou ar roue arzhur ha marchegerion an daol grenn. It chronicles the lives of the kings of the britons over the course of two thousand years, beginning with the trojans founding the british nation and continuing until.
Geoffreys account of british history became one of the most influential works of the middle ages. It survives only in one manuscript compiled in yorkshire in the midtolate 12th century, though the material is earlier. At the same time that henry of huntingdon was composing the historia anglorum, a welshman named geoffrey of monmouth, was writing the historia regum britanniae, or history of the kings of britain c. Geoffrey of monmouth in his book historia regum britanniae history of the kings of britain, 17 says that merlin was believed to have been the the son of an incubus, or demon and his mother was mortal and was a nun. This work is notable for kickstarting british history, with some artistic license taken to fill in the blanks geoffrey couldnt get from bede or other sources. This article is within the scope of wikiproject middle ages, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the middle ages on wikipedia.