Galfridian
English edit
Etymology edit
From his Latin name, Galfridus Monemutensis, + -ian.
Adjective edit
Galfridian (comparative more Galfridian, superlative most Galfridian)
- Of or relating to Geoffrey of Monmouth (c.1100–c.1155), cleric and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur.
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 380:
- The clerical opponents of the Reformation systematically invoked Galfridian prophecy to justify their resistance.