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Taliesin

518 - 599

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Taliesin ( tal-YES-in, Welsh: [talˈjɛsɪn]; fl. 6th century AD) was an early Brittonic poet of Sub-Roman Britain whose work has possibly survived in a Middle Welsh manuscript, the Book of Taliesin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Taliesin has received more than 741,583 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Taliesin is the 2,382nd most popular writer (down from 2,043rd in 2019), the 1,765th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,607th in 2019) and the 192nd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 740k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Facsimile and text of the Book of Taliesin
1910
Armes Prydein
1955
Iolo manuscripts
Welsh literature, Translations into English, Accessible book
1848
Literature in Celtic countries
History and criticism, Celtic literature
1971
Talíesín poems
1988
Canu Taliesin
Criticism and interpretation
1960

Page views of Taliesins by language

Over the past year Taliesin has had the most page views in the with 101,022 views, followed by French (8,463), and Japanese (7,569). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (86.62%), Catalan (52.40%), and Korean (27.79%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Taliesin ranks 2,382 out of 7,302. Before him are Fredrika Bremer, Neil Postman, Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius, Aagje Deken, Aino Kallas, and Agathangelos. After him are Ana María Matute, Kristijonas Donelaitis, Benoît de Sainte-Maure, Nikolay Kostomarov, Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, and Émile Augier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 518, Taliesin ranks 2. Before him is Radegund. After him are Mataswintha, and Saint Mungo. Among people deceased in 599, Taliesin ranks 1. 

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    Taliesin

    WRITER

    518 - 599

    HPI: 54.91

    Rank: 1

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Taliesin ranks 1,765 out of 8,785. Before him are Leonard Woolf (1880), Sigfrid of Sweden (1000), Dorothy Shepherd-Barron (1897), Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775), Peg Entwistle (1908), and John Sulston (1942). After him are Saint Alban (300), Amy Johnson (1903), Rupert Sheldrake (1942), Peter Lawford (1923), Peter Vaughan (1923), and Donald Maclean (1913).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Taliesin ranks 192. Before him are Frederic W. H. Myers (1843), Terry Eagleton (1943), Philip Sidney (1554), Walter Bagehot (1826), William Auld (1924), and Leonard Woolf (1880). After him are Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806), Aelred of Rievaulx (1110), Dorothy L. Sayers (1893), George Meredith (1828), Renée Vivien (1877), and E. Nesbit (1858).

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