Show godfrey geoffrey both forms of teutonic name godfrey and geoffrey are different forms of the same teutonic name meaning divinely peaceful or the peace of god but we consider these names quite distinct godfrey is rather more common as a surname than as a given name except for the german form gottfried writes florence A cowles in the cleveland plain dealer godfrey de bouillon eleventh century was one of the leaders of the first crusade and became the first latin ruler of jerusalem many legends survive relating to his bravery and strength godfrey or gottfried von strassburg german court poet of 0 the thirteenth century wrote the poem lk tristan und isolde which fur furnished nis hed wagner the theme for his op opera era of the same name the poem is based on an old celtic legend geoffrey of monmouth twelfth century bishop of st asaph wrote in latin a history of the kings of britain which is one of the main sources of the arthurian legend it purports to be a translation of an ancient chronicle geoffrey chaucer fourteenth century is ie called the father of english poetry he was a soldier held various appointments from the king and was sent on important foreign missions his greatest work is the canterbury tales the prologue to which is one of the masterpieces of english literature |