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Layamon Layamon or Laghamon (; ) - spelled Laȝamon or Laȝamonn in his time, occasionally written Lawman - was a 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. J. R. R. Tolkien valued him as a transmitter of early English legends in a fashion comparable to the role played with respect to Icelandic legend by Snorri Sturluson.〔T. Shippey, ''The Road to Middle-Earth'' (1992) p. 300 and p. 57〕 ==Life and influence==
Layamon describes himself in his poem as a priest, living at Areley Kings in Worcestershire. His poem had a significant impact on medieval history writing in England and the development of Arthurian literature;〔I. Ousby ed, ''The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English'' (1995) p. 536〕 and subsequently provided inspiration for numerous later writers, including Sir Thomas Malory and Jorge Luis Borges.
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