“A people so prone to civil wars and dissensions, and so easily overthrown in a general contest, but so difficult to be subdued in minor skirmishes.”

— Giraldus Cambrensis

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About Giraldus Cambrensis

Historian • Welsh

Giraldus Cambrensis, also known as Gerald of Wales, was a Cambro-Norman archdeacon, historian, and writer who was a key figure in the development of Welsh identity. Born at Manorbier Castle in Pembrokeshire, he was of...

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