The Legendary History of Britain

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Legendary_History_of_Britain
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:literature
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Historia_Regum_Britanniae
gptkbp:author gptkb:Geoffrey_of_Monmouth
gptkbp:dateWritten circa 1136
gptkbp:dividedInto twelve books
gptkbp:firstPublished 1480
gptkbp:genre pseudo-history
gptkbp:historicalPeriod largely fictional
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Legendary History of Britain
gptkbp:influenced Arthurian legend
British national mythology
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Shakespeare's_King_Lear
numerous medieval chronicles
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:legacy major source for British legendary history
gptkbp:mainTheme foundation and history of Britain
gptkbp:notableCharacter gptkb:Cassivellaunus
gptkb:Merlin
gptkb:Constantine
gptkb:Uther_Pendragon
gptkb:Cordelia
gptkb:Cymbeline
gptkb:Vortigern
gptkb:Gwendolen
Leir
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Britain
gptkbp:structure history
gptkbp:subject gptkb:King_Arthur
gptkb:Brutus_of_Troy
legendary kings of Britain
gptkbp:survivingWorks yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Strong_Perry_Tatlock
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7