Geraint

Also known as Sir Geraint

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EBK: King Gerren Llyngesoc of Dumnonia

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The eldest son of King Erbin of Dumnonia. Arthurian tradition would have us believe that, after the death of his his wife, Gerren or Gereint spent much time at King Arthur 's court, looking for action and adventure. It was supposedly during this period that he encountered the Sparrow Hawk Knight and came to marry Lady Enid of Caer-Teim (Cardiff), a story told in the ancient tales of Erec (alias Gereint) & Enid and Geraint mab Erbin . He inherited the Dumnonian throne around c.497 (or 480) and is recorded through his epithet as one of the great 'Fleet Owners' of post-Roman Britain. His castle was once called Caer-Gurrel or Fort of the Ship . He died fighting the Anglo-Saxons alongside Arthur at the Battle of Llongborth (perhaps Portsmouth) around AD 510. This recorded in a long Welsh poem called the Elegy for Gereint . He was apparently succeeded by his son, Cado .

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date of birth: 0448-01-01
date of death: 0508-01-01
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Geraint ( ) is a character from Welsh folklore and Arthurian legend, a valiant warrior possibly related to the historical Geraint, an early 8th-century king of Dumnonia. It is also the name of a 6th-century Dumnonian saint king from Briton hagiographies, who may have lived during or shortly prior to the reign of the historical Arthur. The name Geraint is a Welsh form of the Latin Gerontius, meaning "old man".