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'''Gerald of Wales''' (Latin: '''Giraldus Cambrensis'''; Welsh: '''Gerallt Gymro''', c. 1146 – c. 1223)  was a priest, Archdeacon of Brecon, and writer of mixed Welsh and Norman descent.

He went on a trip to [[Ireland]] and later accompanied the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] on a trip all round Wales, recruiting men to join the Third Crusade.

He campaigned for [[Wales]] to have its own Archbishop (this was not achieved until the 20th century) and was several times unsuccessful in attempting to become Bishop of [[St David's]].

His journeys enabled hime to write books about Ireland and Wales. In his '''Topographica Hibernica'' (''Topography of Ireland'', 1187) he describes with disgust the practice of same-sex marriages amongst the Irish.

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[[Category:Wales]]
[[Category:Ireland]]
[[Category:13th century deaths]]