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Giraldus Cambrensis (c. 1146-c. 1223), también conocido como Gerallt Gymro en galés o Gerald de Barri, en inglés, archidiácono de Brecon, fue un clérigo e historiador medieval cambro-normando.
- Galés
- Gerald de Barri, Gerallt Gymro
Gerald of Wales (Latin: Giraldus Cambrensis; Welsh: Gerallt Cymro; French: Gerald de Barri; c. 1146 – c. 1223) was a Cambro-Norman priest and historian. As a royal clerk to the king and two archbishops, he travelled widely and wrote extensively.
- Cambro-Norman
- University of Paris
- Clergyman
Giraldus Cambrensis was the archdeacon of Brecknock, Brecknockshire (1175–1204), and historian, whose accounts of life in the late 12th century stand as a valuable historical source. His works contain vivid anecdotes about the Christian church, particularly in Wales, about the growing universities.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 de feb. de 2007 · The historical works of Giraldus Cambrensis by Giraldus, Cambrensis, 1146?-1223?; Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877
Giraldus Cambrensis. El señor de Château-roux en Francia mantenía en su castillo a un hombre al que había castrado y cegado. Este hombre, a fuerza de prolongados hábitos, conocía de memoria los largos pasillos del castillo y los escalones que conducían a las torres.
Area of activity: Literature and Writing; Religion; Scholarship and Languages. Author: Thomas Jones. Born some time between 1145 and 1147 at Manorbier, Pembrokeshire, the youngest son of William de Barri and Angharad, daughter of Gerald de Windsor and Nest, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr.
Topographia Hibernica ( Latin for Topography of Ireland ), also known as Topographia Hiberniae, is an account of the landscape and people of Ireland written by Gerald of Wales around 1188, soon after the Norman invasion of Ireland.
