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This book seeks to refine the image of Gildas, a key figure of authority in the early medieval British church. It does so by examining his self-image as presented in surviving works variously dated to the fifth or sixth centuries, and subsequent images as developed by the reception of these works – the legacy of Gildas – up to the early eighth century. The purpose of this investigation is to clarify and reconcile these often-conflicting depictions in order to better understand Gildas. This reconciliation is important because the way we perceive Gildas – a rare beacon in a ‘dark age’...

Gildas sapiens ab. Ruiensis