history of the kings of britain by geoffrey of monmouth

The Britons, none of whom were giants, apparently, were unsuccessful in their attempts to move the great stones. Led by King Uther and Merlin, the expedition arrived at the spot in Ireland. The stones were located on 'Mount Killaraus' and were used as a site for performing rituals and for healing. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, the stones of the Giant's Ring were originally brought from Africa to Ireland by giants (who else but giants could handle the job?). Merlin suggested an expedition to Ireland for the purpose of transplanting the Giant's Ring stone circle to Britain.

Geoffrey tells us that the high king, Aurelius Ambrosius, wanted to create a fitting memorial to the slain men. Sometime in the fifth century, there had been a massacre of 300 British noblemen by the treacherous Saxon leader, Hengest. It is told by the twelfth century writer, Geoffrey of Monmouth, in his History of the Kings of Britain that Merlin brought the stones to the Salisbury Plain from Ireland. The legend of King Arthur provides another story of the construction of Stonehenge.

It was credited, uncritically, well into the 16th century, but is now considered historically unreliable. He is best known for his chronicle The History of the Kings of Britain (Latin: De gestis Britonum or Historia regum Britanniae), which was widely popular in its day, being translated into various other languages from its original Latin.

1155) was a British cleric and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur. Geoffrey of Monmouth (Latin: Galfridus Monemutensis, Galfridus Arturus, Welsh: Gruffudd ap Arthur, Sieffre o Fynwy) (c.

History of the kings of britain by geoffrey of monmouth