Geoffrey of Monmouth

American  

noun

1. 1100?–1154, English chronicler.

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Geoffrey of Monmouth British  

/ ˈdʒɛfrɪ /

noun

1. ?1100–54, Welsh bishop and chronicler; author of Historia Regum Britanniae, the chief source of Arthurian legends

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Example Sentences

While Geoffrey of Monmouth set Camelot in the former Roman stronghold of Caerleon, near Newport, Malory anchored it as a thoroughly English tale.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2017

In the pseudohistorical but influential 12th-century telling of Geoffrey of Monmouth, it was at Tintagel Castle that Arthur was conceived.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2017

Toward the end of “H Is for Hawk,” Macdonald recounts a story first recorded by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the mid-twelfth century.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 2, 2015

Running to more than 200 pages, Tolkien's story was inspired by Geoffrey of Monmouth and Thomas Malory's tales of King Arthur, and is told in narrative verse.

From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2012

We, as a nation, are as hungry for history as was England when Geoffrey of Monmouth concocted his History of British Kings, many of whom he manufactured to meet a growing demand.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck