Layamon

A poetical version of the legendary history of Britain, by Layamon.
Essays|Ralph Waldo Emerson
As 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 Amos
Layamon'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. Jusserand
Of Layamon mention has already been made in the chapter on the Arthurian Legend.
The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory|George Saintsbury

In 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

Layamon

Lawman (ˈlɔːmən)

/ (ˈlaɪəmən) /

noun

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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