Geraint son of Erbin through a variety of subsequent sources. Later genealogies associate him with southwestern Britain and South Wales in the late 6th century. The early poem "Y Gododdin" mentions a "Geraint before the South", conceivably a reference to Geraint mab Erbin. However, Geraint achieved his greatest fame as the hero of the prose romance "Geraint and Enid", a fictional tale that follows the narrative of Chrétien de Troyes' French work "Erec and Enide". "Geraint son of Erbin" makes heavy use of repetition in celebrating Geraint's deeds at Llongborth, which may be identified with Langport, Somerset, or Portsmouth, Hampshire though "llongborth" may refer
Geraint Bowen (poet) Geraint Bowen (poet) Dr. Geraint Bowen (10 September 1915 – 16 July 2011) was a Welsh language poet and academic. Born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, he was the nephew of Carmarthenshire minister David Bowen, and the brother of poet Euros Bowen. He was a Welsh nationalist, and during the Second World War was a conscientious objector, undertaking farming. He was Plaid Cymru candidate for Wrexham in the 1950 General Election. In 1946 he won the bardic Chair at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, and from 1978 to 1981 he presided over the Eisteddfod ceremonies as Archdruid. He was also a campaigner