Giraldus Cambrensis

British  

/ dʒɪˈrældəs kæmˈbrɛnsɪs /

noun

1. literary name of Gerald de Barri. ?1146–?1223, Welsh chronicler and churchman, noted for his accounts of his travels in Ireland and Wales

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Giraldus Cambrensis

A submerged city of legend; the legend of, 184-188; such a legend common to several Celtic races, 187; Giraldus Cambrensis and the legend of, 187-188 Yseult.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis

Giraldus Cambrensis, who wrote in 1188, is the first who mentions Dee's sanctity from the popular traditions.

From Notes and Queries, Number 216, December 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

Exactly what Giraldus Cambrensis had foreseen and longed for.

From Mediæval Wales Chiefly in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: Six Popular Lectures by Little, A. G. (Andrew George)

Gerald Barry, better known as "Giraldus Cambrensis," i.e.

From A Reading Book in Irish History by Joyce, P. W.

It is noticeable as the place of martyrdom, according to Giraldus Cambrensis, of two saints, Aaron and Julius.

From The Towns of Roman Britain by Bevan, James Oliver