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Layamon

1200 - 1300

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Layamon or Laghamon (UK: , US: ; Middle English: [ˈlaɣamon]) – spelled Laȝamon or Laȝamonn in his time, occasionally written Lawman – was an English poet of the late 12th/early 13th century and author of the Brut, a notable work that was the first to present the legends of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in English poetry (the first Arthurian poems were by Frenchman Chrétien de Troyes). J. R. R. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Layamon has received more than 97,697 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Layamon is the 5,659th most popular writer (down from 4,976th in 2019).

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  • 98k

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  • 52.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Layamon ranks 5,659 out of 7,302. Before him are Stanisław Barańczak, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Semyon Nadson, Valentín Paz-Andrade, Eoin Colfer, and Yuri Samarin. After him are Alfred Capus, Michael Shermer, Nikolay Rubtsov, Jean-Paul Dubois, Jeanette Winterson, and Sapardi Djoko Damono.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1200, Layamon ranks 73. Before him are Ivanko, Alexius Slav, Hugo Falcandus, Dharanindravarman II, Alexios Palaiologos, and Roger of Wendover.  Among people deceased in 1300, Layamon ranks 23. Before him are Dobromir Chrysos, Ivanko, Alexius Slav, Ivan II of Bulgaria, Roy Mata, and Jacob van Maerlant.

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