SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Historiography: Geoffrey of Monmouth

-- »Geoffrey of Monmouth (Latin: Galfridus Monemutensis, Galfridus Arturus, Welsh: Gruffudd ap Arthur, Sieffre o Fynwy; c. 1095 - c. 1155) was a cleric from Monmouth, Wales, and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur. He is best known for his chronicle The History of the Kings of Britain (Latin: De gestis Britonum or Historia Regum Britanniae) which was widely popular in its day, being translated into other languages from its original Latin. It was given historical credence well into the 16th century, but is now considered historically unreliable.« -- More information: Wikipedia

-- »Historia regum Britanniae (The History of the Kings of Britain), originally called De gestis Britonum (On the Deeds of the Britons), is a pseudohistorical account of British history, written around 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth. 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 the Anglo-Saxons assumed control of much of Britain around the 7th century. It is one of the central pieces of the Matter of Britain.« -- More information: Wikipedia

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Historia Regum Britanniae

Cases: Mythological Offenders: Uther Pendragon; Mythological Victims: Igerna | Types: General: Rape

I. Author Index

[Info] Adler, Gillian. »"Writing History, Writing Trauma": The Rape of Igerna in the Medieval Brut Narratives.« Medieval Feminist Forum 56 (2021): 48-72.

II. Speaker Index