文档介绍:TheItineraryofArchbishopBaldwinthroughWalesTheItineraryofArchbishopBaldwinthroughWales1TheItineraryofArchbishopBaldwinthroughWalesINTRODUCTIONGeraldtheWelshman-GiraldusCambrensis-wasborn,probablyin1147,,WilliamdeBarri,,Angharad,wasthedaughterofGeralddeWindsor{1}byhiswife,thefamousPrincessNesta,the"HelenofWales,"andthedaughterofRhysapTewdwrMawr,,who,afterhavinglostandwonSouthWales,diedonthestrickenfieldfightingagainsttheNormans,anoldmanofoverfourscoreyears;andofhisgallantson,PrinceRhys,who,afterwrenchinghispatrimonyfromtheinvaders,diedofabrokenheartafewmonthsafterhiswife,thePrincessGwenllian,,thoughhemakesbutsparingallusiontothem,ofthelovesandadventuresofhisgrandmother,thePrincessNesta,thedaughterandsisterofaprince,thewifeofanadventurer,theconcubineofaking,andtheparamourofeverydaringlover-aWelshwomanwhosepassionsembroiledallWales,andEnglandtoo,inwar,andthemotherofheroes-Fitz-Geralds,Fitz-Stephens,andFitz-Henries,andothers-who,regardlessoftheirmother'entricityinthechoiceoftheirfathers,unitedlikebrothersinthemostadventurousundertakingofthatage,,Gerald,withatrueinstinct,describedhimselfasa"Welshman."Hisfrankvanity,sonaiveastobevoidofoffence,eptanceofeverythingwhichProvidencehadbestowedonhim,hisincorrigiblebeliefthatalltheworldtookasmuchinterestinhimselfandallthatappealedtohimashedidhimself,thereadinesswithwhichheadaptedhimselftoallsortsofmenandofcircumstances,monsenseinthingsoftheworld,hiswitandlivelyfancy,hiseloquenceoftongueandpen,urateobservation,hisscholarshipelegantratherthanprofound,