Historical Character
Geraint's father was Erbin, a herder of sheep, and according to Culhwch and Olwen, he had brothers named Ermind and Dywel. A 'Geraint of the South' appears at the Battle of Catraeth (circa 600) in the poem Y Gododdin, attributed to Aneirin. Geraint was one of the "Three Seafarers of the Isle of Britain" according to the Welsh Triads. His deeds at the Battle of Llongborth are celebrated in the poem Geraint son of Erbin, written probably in 10th or 11th century. A King Geraint also appears in the 'Life of Saint Teilo' and there are local legends of a King Geraint, the patron saint of Gerrans, near Falmouth, being buried on Carne Beacon near Veryan. His feast day is 10 August.
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