Giraldus Cambrensis (de Barri)
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Giraldus Cambrensis (de Barri) (?1146–?1220), a native of Pembrokeshire. He studied at Paris and became archdeacon of Brecon, but as a churchman he had a stormy career. His most important work is the
Itinerarium Cambriae, a description of the topography of Wales. Among his other works are
Topographia Hibernica, an account of the geography, fauna, marvels, and early history of Ireland;
Expugnatio Hibernica, a narrative of the partial conquest of Ireland (1169–85); and
Gemma Ecclesiastica, a charge to the clergy of his district, affording interesting information as to the conditions then prevailing. (See also
Anglo-Latin literature.)
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Where parched pilgrims rested.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 4/24/2004; 700+ words
; ...pilgrims to visit the pub was Giraldus Cambrensis in 1188. He came to pay homage...through him.' A story told by Giraldus to illustrate to the locals the...present day. Mr Foster said, 'Giraldus told a story when he stayed here...
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Circe's Cup: Cultural Transformations in Early Modern Ireland. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Irish University Review: a journal of Irish Studies; 3/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...as throwing a glance back to Giraldus Cambrensis's thirteenth-century works...Civil Cannibals' goes back to Cambrensis in order to throw light on the...of the savagery of the Irish. Cambrensis saw the twelfth-century Irish...
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Choose devotion over exercise
Newspaper article from: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin; 3/7/2009; ; 655 words
; ...his legs, before and after dinner." According to Giraldus Cambrensis, all this exercise failed to shrink the king's belly. In his "History of the Conquest of Ireland," Cambrensis expressed his own opinion that King Henry's calisthenics...
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The Social Background to Secular Medieval Latin Song.(Review)
Magazine article from: Notes; 6/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...discussion (pp. 12-13) of a famous passage by Giraldus Cambrensis, Gillingham rightly corrects the gratuitous alteration...to mention the Carmina Burana, one of whose poems Giraldus cites along with the Archpoet's confessio golie...
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Toward a history of the Irish landscape: an exhibition at Boston College.(Eire/Land)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Irish Literary Supplement; 9/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...the opening gems is a medieval manuscript, on loan from the British Library, of Giraldus Cambrensis' notoriously biased description of Ireland. While Cambrensis' text is an obvious historical starting point (his description is famous as the...
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The awesome noise of victory
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/8/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...The Conquest is a book by the 12th- century writer Giraldus Cambrensis, who spoke of the "quivering measures" of Irish...setting eight centuries later. Barry chose mostly Giraldus's devastating, gimlet-eyed lowdowns on his fellow...
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Un dyn dewr a'i frwydr am Eglwys rydd; Gerallt Gymro a'r rhyfel i ennill annibyniaeth i'r Eglwys yng Nghymru.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 8/10/2002; 587 words
; ...steal) ei hannibyniaeth (independence). Mae'n bosib gweld hyn wrth edrych ar yrfa (career) un person, Giraldus Cambrensis. Gweithiodd e trwy ei fywyd i gael mwy o ryddid (freedom) iddi hi. Dywedodd e, ``Mae'r Saeson yn ymladd...
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CHURCH FINISHES SUMMER SERVICES; WELSH COMMUNITY CHURCH ON STATE, NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTERS.(Neighbors Madison)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 9/18/2003; 700+ words
; ...neighboring towns to experience the depth and quality of Welsh music, observed as early as the 12th century by historian Giraldus Cambrensis. He noted that the people of Wales, unlike people elsewhere at that time, sang in parts rather than in unison...
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Celebrating an historic St David's Day.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales); 2/22/2009; 700+ words
; ...will be sung and read in traditional style in Beaumaris Castle by Fiona Collins. The story of Gerald of Wales, Giraldus Cambrensis, will be the focus of events at Criccieth Castle. Lively and entertaining tales will be told by Gwdihw the Bard...
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WALES: First Gwynedd bishop; did you KNOW?(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 12/8/2007; 353 words
; ...Coed, Saint Deiniol was reputedly the first bishop in Gwynedd. His death was noted in Annales Cambriae while Giraldus Cambrensis mentions his burial on Bardsey. The Legenda, read on his feast day - 11 September - during the Middle Ages...
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Giraldus Cambrensis
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
Giraldus Cambrensis, Gerald of Wales , Gerald de Berri...was the son of a Welsh princess, Giraldus' ecclesiastical career was constantly...1947). See also Michael Richter, Giraldus Cambrensis and the Growth of the Welsh Nation...
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Giraldus Cambrensis (de Barri)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Giraldus Cambrensis (de Barri) (?1146–?1220), a native of Pembrokeshire. He studied at Paris and became archdeacon of Brecon...
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Brittany
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
...and the now extinct Cornish. On the testimony of Giraldus Cambrensis (12th cent.), spoken Breton was more closely...revolted and restored Breton independence. Although Giraldus Cambrensis speaks of ‘tale-telling Bretons and...
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Ireland
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...elements of magic. The writings of the Welsh historian Giraldus Cambrensis (ca. 1147-1220) point to this. This is the first...the transformation of human beings into animals. Giraldus, in another narrative of facts purporting to have...
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Elidyr
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
...Character in a much-celebrated folktale recorded by Giraldus Cambrensis in his Itinerarium Cambriae [Journey through Wales...of fairyland being similar to Greek; this prompted Giraldus to editorialize that the ancient Britons had fled...
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