Talk:Geraint

"Historical Figure"?

The article is written very much from the point of view of a believer in an historical Geraint (and an historical King Arthur), and makes little distinction between the supposed historical figure and the legendary one. It needs to be rewritten more skeptically, and to make better use of scholarly sources. J. D. Crutchfield | Talk 16:56, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

Unreliable Source?

The source most heavily relied on by the article (one of only two, and cited three times), Mackay, Ian (1999–2006). "Geraint, Son of Erbin". History of Drumchapel, is apparently the personal project of an amateur historian, not a peer-reviewed journal or other authoritative source. If no better sources can be supplied in short order, the article should be severely truncated to eliminate unreliable assertions. J. D. Crutchfield | Talk 17:01, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

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What is the conflict with the Saxons?

Hello all! In the Historical Figures section, there's a sentence that reads: The Elegy for Geraint is a sixth-century poem in the Black Book of Carmarthen written in praise of Geraint, a Dumnonian king who fell during the conflict with the Saxons. I was wondering if the conflict with the Saxons bit refers to a specific historical battle or an unnamed conflict. I was doing some copyediting and that phrase seemed a little vague to me. The word the seems to imply the conflict was a notable historical event. If so, does it have a name? Forgive me if I'm missing something, I don't know much about medieval history. --Porpentine121 (talk) 03:06, 4 January 2020 (UTC),

@Porpentine121: Hi, I think it would be safe to assume it was a minor battle, and replace 'the' with 'a.' I am no great expert on that part of history either, but I do know that there were a lot of Saxon battles, due to their warlike nature. You might ask the folks over at Milhist, (a Military history wikiproject, found here, you can just start a discussion on the Project talk page if you want), but I think it would be safe to replace 'the' with 'a.' Puddleglum ^2.0 05:27, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

@Puddleglum2.0: Sorry for getting back to you so late, but thanks for your help! I replaced 'the' with 'a.'--Porpentine121 (talk) 02:46, 20 February 2020 (UTC)