Mediæval Wales
Mediæval Wales
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At his request, therefore, I undertook the translation of that book into Latin. " Atthe end of his history he adds: "I leave the history of the laterkings of Wales to Caradoc of Llancarven, my contemporary, as I do alsothe kings of the Saxons to William of Malmesbury and Henry ofHuntingdon. But I advise them to be silent concerning the kings of theBritons, since they have not that book written in the Britannictongue, which Walter, Archdeacon of Oxford, brought out of Britannia. " There has been... a good deal of controversy as to whether this veryancient book was in Welsh or Breton, but the first question is, Did itever exist? Was Geoffrey a translator, or an inventor, or a collectorof oral traditions current in Wales or Brittany during his time?
There can be little doubt that the conclusion of Thomas Stephens, inthe "Literature of the Kymry, " is correct--that "Geoffrey was less atranslator than an original author. " It is very doubtful whether theBritannic book ever existed, whether it was not a mere ruse, such aswas often resorted to by medi
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
At his request, therefore, I undertook the translation of that book into Latin. " Atthe end of his history he adds: "I leave the history of the laterkings of Wales to Caradoc of Llancarven, my contemporary, as I do alsothe kings of the Saxons to William of Malmesbury and Henry ofHuntingdon. But I advise them to be silent concerning the kings of theBritons, since they have not that book written in the Britannictongue, which Walter, Archdeacon of Oxford, brought out of Britannia. " There has been... a good deal of controversy as to whether this veryancient book was in Welsh or Breton, but the first question is, Did itever exist? Was Geoffrey a translator, or an inventor, or a collectorof oral traditions current in Wales or Brittany during his time?
There can be little doubt that the conclusion of Thomas Stephens, inthe "Literature of the Kymry, " is correct--that "Geoffrey was less atranslator than an original author. " It is very doubtful whether theBritannic book ever existed, whether it was not a mere ruse, such aswas often resorted to by medi
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Little Andrew George to read onlineMoreLess
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