Gerald of Wales (–1223)
Auteur de The Journey Through Wales and The Description of Wales
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Œuvres de Gerald of Wales
The historical works : containing the topography of Ireland, and the history of the conquest of Ireland ; the itinerary… 6 exemplaires
Giraldi Cambrensis opera. Vol.8, De principis instructione liber,with an index to vols. I-IV and VIII 2 exemplaires
The Itinerary of Baldwin in Wales (Dodo Press): One Of Two Works On Wales By The Medieval Clergyman And Chronicler… (2007) 1 exemplaire
The Journey Through Wales 1 exemplaire
Giraldi Cambrensis Opera: Volume 5. Topographia Hibernica, et Expugnatio Hibernica (2004) 1 exemplaire
The historical works, containing The topography of Ireland and The history of the conquest of Ireland, tr. by Thomas… (2010) 1 exemplaire
Hanes y daith trwy Gymru (a) disgrifiad o Gymru 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
A Treasury of Irish Fairy and Folk Tales (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) (1825) — Contributeur — 423 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Autres noms
- Cambrensis, Giraldus
Gymro, Gerallt - Date de naissance
- 1145 (c.)
- Date de décès
- 1223
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Pays (pour la carte)
- Wales, UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Manorbier Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
- Lieux de résidence
- Gloucestershire, England
Paris, France
Llanddew, Wales - Études
- Abbey of St Peter, Gloucester
University at Paris - Professions
- Archdeacon of Brecon
Court Chaplain
writer - Organisations
- University of Paris
- Courte biographie
- (Norman-French and Welsh ethnic descent)
Membres
Critiques
The History and Topography of Ireland (Penguin… par Gerald of Wales
The take away for me of this book was the reassurance that "It (Ireland) has no dragons". This must have come as a great comfort to any medieval traveller contemplating a trip to Ireland.
The Journey through Wales / The Description of Wales by Gerald of Wales
Gerald of Wales wrote such a detailed account of his travels through Wales in 1188 that scholars are still using his material as primary documentation. Added to The Journey is The Description of Wales highlighting the daily living, social and economic conditions of people in Wales at this time.
Gerald’s ambition was to become Archbishop of Wales; this never came to fruition. He knew everybody that there was to know in Wales and England of the day. Although he was born in Wales, there does not seem to be any record of Gerald being able to speak Welsh. When he preached in Wales, he used Latin and French not Welsh. What about when he had dealings with the Welsh princes? Wales was not a backwards as many historians like to imagine and many of the more important Welsh rulers could communicate effectively in either Latin or French as well as in English and Welsh. Therefore, I am sure that any dealings between the two parties would have been conducted easily.
I found The Journey to be an interesting travel diary kept by Gerald on his missionary travels. I found The Description equally interesting, as this is a firsthand account of what life was like in Wales in the late 1180s during the reign of Richard the Lionhearted. I usually find primary documents boring and mind numbing to read yet these two books found a special place in my heart. Maybe that is the Welsh pride coming out.
The Journey and The Description both almost read like a Who’s Who of medieval England and Wales. Archbishop Baldwin of Canterbury, Saint Thomas Becket, Cadwaladr ap Gruffyd ap Cynan, Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd, Bishop David FitzGerald of St. David’s, Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Tewdwr, William Longchamp, Empress Matilda, Earl Hugh Montgomery of Shrewsbury, and so many others.
Overall, if you have any interest in Wales in particular or medieval English history in general, then I would suggest you give this a good read.
Happy Reading,… (plus d'informations)
Gerald of Wales wrote such a detailed account of his travels through Wales in 1188 that scholars are still using his material as primary documentation. Added to The Journey is The Description of Wales highlighting the daily living, social and economic conditions of people in Wales at this time.
Gerald’s ambition was to become Archbishop of Wales; this never came to fruition. He knew everybody that there was to know in Wales and England of the day. Although he was born in Wales, there does not seem to be any record of Gerald being able to speak Welsh. When he preached in Wales, he used Latin and French not Welsh. What about when he had dealings with the Welsh princes? Wales was not a backwards as many historians like to imagine and many of the more important Welsh rulers could communicate effectively in either Latin or French as well as in English and Welsh. Therefore, I am sure that any dealings between the two parties would have been conducted easily.
I found The Journey to be an interesting travel diary kept by Gerald on his missionary travels. I found The Description equally interesting, as this is a firsthand account of what life was like in Wales in the late 1180s during the reign of Richard the Lionhearted. I usually find primary documents boring and mind numbing to read yet these two books found a special place in my heart. Maybe that is the Welsh pride coming out.
The Journey and The Description both almost read like a Who’s Who of medieval England and Wales. Archbishop Baldwin of Canterbury, Saint Thomas Becket, Cadwaladr ap Gruffyd ap Cynan, Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd, Bishop David FitzGerald of St. David’s, Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Tewdwr, William Longchamp, Empress Matilda, Earl Hugh Montgomery of Shrewsbury, and so many others.
Overall, if you have any interest in Wales in particular or medieval English history in general, then I would suggest you give this a good read.
Happy Reading,… (plus d'informations)
This book is a reminder that modern travel books are often better organized than their ancestors. Gerold had an axe to grind, feeling that the Welsh are better than the Irish, and a book I read on the Norman Conquest... err...Invasion of Ireland has a good deal to say about Gerald's connections with the Norman warlords involved in that action. It's a fun book, but should not be used by the serious historian
Original language was Irish
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