Geoffrey of Monmouth on the Web

Biographical

Catholic Encyclopedia: Geoffrey of Monmouth
Brief but informative introduction to Geoffrey by Edwin Burton.

Early British Kingdoms: Geoffrey of Monmouth
Substantial, well-referenced biography by David Nash Ford.

Geoffrey of Monmouth
Extensive, well-referenced overview of Geoffrey's life and work, at Britannia Internet Magazine.

Wikipedia: Geoffrey of Monmouth
Concise, nicely-hyperlinked look at Geoffrey's life and works.

Critical

Geoffrey of Monmouth
An informative look at Geoffrey's contribution to the Arthurian Corpus, at the Camelot Project.

Geoffrey of Monmouth
Lucid examination of Geoffrey's Historia, by Brian Edward Rise at Pantheon.org.

Verticals of Troy: Geoffrey of Monmouth
Minor typos and a tendency to ramble detract from an otherwise useful look at Geoffrey's approach to his History, by Michael Ullyot. This four-page essay also examines Geoffrey as Historiography, Geoffrey as Myth, and Geoffrey's Legacy.

Online Works

'Historia Regum Brittaniae' The History of the Kings of Britain
Selections from Books VII and IX, plus references to Caerleon, from the 1718 Latin to English translation by Aaron Thompson, at the Caerleon Net.

Vita Merlini
Clean copy of The Life of Merlin, translated by Basil Clarke, in The Life of Merlin. Cardiff: UWP, 1973. (OOP) Facsimile edited by Mary F.E.K. Jones; at a Geocities site.

Vita Merlini
Less cleanly-presented copy of the exact same work, at the Grove of the Great Dragon.

 

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