Historia Regum Brittaniae (Latin Edition)

The complete Latin chronicle that helped create the legend of King Arthur.

Written in the twelfth century by Geoffrey of Monmouth, the Historia Regum Britanniae traces the legendary history of Britain from Brutus of Troy to the age of Cadwallader. Along the way appear some of the most enduring figures of medieval British tradition: King Lear, Merlin, Uther Pendragon, Arthur, Guinevere, Mordred, and the kings and warriors whose stories shaped the later Arthurian world.

This Nicholean Press edition presents the complete Latin text in twelve books, including all 204 narrative chapters and the Prophetiae Merlini. The text has been newly typeset and systematically verified against J. A. Giles’s 1844 Latin edition, while preserving the historical and medieval character of the language.

Designed for readers of medieval Latin, Arthurian literature, British history, and medieval chronicles, the volume also includes a curated Latin glossary together with an Index Nominum and Index Locorum.

Part history, part legend, and one of the most influential works of the European Middle Ages, Geoffrey’s chronicle is essential reading for anyone interested in the origins of the Arthurian tradition and the imaginative history of Britain.

Latin text only. No English translation.