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Tahkokallio, Jaakko, “French chroniclers and the credibility of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Kings of Britain, c. 1150-1225”, in: Hélène Tétrel, and Géraldine Veysseyre (eds), L’Historia regum Britannie et les «Bruts» en Europe, 1: Traductions, adaptations, réappropriations: XIIe-XVIe siècle, 106, Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2015. 53–67.

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“French chroniclers and the credibility of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Kings of Britain, c. 1150-1225”
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53–67
Year
2015
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J. Tahkokallio examines the reception of the Historia among earlier historians (until the early 13th century). He shows that there is a divide between insular historians, who remain suspicious of Geoffrey of Monmouth, and Continental authors, who use his work more liberally

J. Tahkokallio étudie l’usage de l’Historia que font les premiers historiens (jusqu’au début du xiiie siècle). Il montre qu’une ligne de partage se dessine entre historiens insulaires plutôt méfiants et historiens continentaux qui se fient plus volontiers au récit de Geoffroy de Monmouth.

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