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Geoffrey of Monmouth
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Born in Monmouth, South Wales
Born in 1100
Died in 1155

1100 - 1155. Chronicler and Historian.

Studied at Oxford. Was archdeacon of Llandaff or Monmouth. Appointed Bishop of St Asaph in 1152. Wrote a fictitious history of Great Britain, Historia Regum Britanniae (1136), including the legends of King Arthur.

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