How reliable is Geoffrey of Monmouth's account of King Arthur? Why is he considered the founder of the legend?

        For thousands of years the tales of King Arthurs exploits have enthr totallyed people from all over the world. Arthur is undoubtedly one of the dandyest legendary figures ever created and he has provided England with a heroic icon; a symbolization of a glorious past rival to that of say Greece or Rome.

        He has been reborn to the world one C after century from the pen and imagination of numerous writers and poets; however Arthur can alike claim an official history, which perhaps sets him apart from other mythological heroes. The responsibility for this falls almost entirely upon the shoulders of one obstinate genius, Geoffrey of Monmouth. It is Geoffreys work the Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Briton) became the foundation upon which all later stories of King Arthur were constructed.         

        Geoffrey lived in the first half of the twelfth century, however very weeny is known about his early bearing. While his family was probably chisel, it is affirmable that he was a Breton. Geoffrey had been educated under the Norman dodging and he was fully comfortable in their world, but when you take up down to it, he was a Welshman at heart. This affinity for the Welsh made him sympathetic to the plight of the Celtic people compose living in Britain.



In 1151 he moved to capital of the United Kingdom and was made bishop of St Asaph of Wales, although the turmoil of the country prevented him from ever taking up his appointment. He died in about 1155.

        The crowning glory of Geoffreys life is the History of the Kings of Britain and it defines, among much else, the career and life of Arthur. It is one of the great books of the Middle Ages and is the source of a number of famous stories including Arthurs.

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