Layamon
flourished c1200, English poet and chronicler.
- Also called Lawman.
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How to use Layamon in a sentence
A poetical version of the legendary history of Britain, by Layamon.
Essays | Ralph Waldo EmersonAs compared with Layamon and Orm they show a development scarcely worthy of a lapse of more than two centuries.
Early Theories of Translation | Flora Ross AmosLayamon's indifference to the price paid by his compatriots for Arthur's glory was not peculiar to himself.
The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare | J. J. JusserandOf Layamon mention has already been made in the chapter on the Arthurian Legend.
The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory | George SaintsburyIn the last comparison, that of matter, Layamon will not come out ill even if he be tried high.
The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory | George Saintsbury
British Dictionary definitions for Layamon
Lawman (ˈlɔːmən)
/ (ˈlaɪəmən) /
12th-century English poet and priest; author of the Brut, a chronicle providing the earliest version of the Arthurian story in English
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