“Because they are of a sharp and subtle wit, they will in a course of sermons, or in any other discourse, sooner be persuaded by reason and rhetoric than by force or terror.”

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...