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2 unusual facts about Geraint


Buriana

One legend tells how she cured the paralysed son of King Geraint of Dumnonia.

Saint Gerontius

Geraint, character from Welsh folklore and Arthurian legend, a king of Dumnonia and a valiant warrior


Geraint of Dumnonia

Bryce identifies Llongborth with the 710 battle between Geraint and Ine, and suggests Langport in Somerset as the location of the battle.

Geraint Williams

David Geraint Williams, known as Geraint Williams (born 5 January 1962 in Cwmparc) is a Welsh football manager and former international footballer.

Nothhelm of Sussex

Many scholars are of the opinion that the main battle was fought at Langport in Somerset, where King Geraint of Dumnonia was slain (Armes Prydain).

R. Geraint Gruffydd

Geraint Gruffydd was a friend of Sheldon Vanauken at Oxford, and was mentioned in Vanauken's memoir A Severe Mercy.

Three Welsh Romances

Some scholars hold that the Erec from Chrétien's poem is based on Geraint, but others think the Welsh author simply replaced an unfamiliar French name with one his audience would recognize and associate with heroism.


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