Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Gerald Of Wales

Gerald Of Wales (1146-1223)

Gerald Of Wales (1146-1223)

Gerald of Wales (c. 1146 c. 1223), also known as Gerallt Gymro in Welsh or Giraldus Cambrensis in Latin, archdeacon of Brecon, was a medieval clergyman and chronicler of his times. Born around 1146 at Manorbier Castle in Pembrokeshire, Wales, he was of mixed Norman and Welsh blood, his name being Gerald de Barri.



[The Description Of Wales | The Itinerary Of Archbishop Baldwin Through Wales]

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