Tag: History

Reading between the frequently derided lines of Geoffrey of Monmouth

 - BRIEF ANALYSIS - Yesterday I presented a sci-fi short story, the day before an examination of story telling techniques and a verse from a poem. Continuing this trend of diversity, I turn my attention to the writings of Geoffrey of Monmouth. Geoffrey of Monmouth, best known for his Latin work The History of the … Continue reading Reading between the frequently derided lines of Geoffrey of Monmouth →

The amazing water features and mysterious disappearing lakes of South Wales

- STRANGE BUT TRUE - South Wales has perhaps the most unusual and mysterious water features anywhere in the world. In every surviving version of Historia Britannum there is a list presenting Wonders of the World. The list is not always the same in each version but most of the wonders can be fairly easily … Continue reading The amazing water features and mysterious disappearing lakes of South Wales →