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Layamon , fl. c.1200, first prominent Middle English poet. He described himself as a humble priest attached to the church at Ernley (Arley Regis) near Radstone. His Brut is a chronicle in 32,341 short lines on the history of Britain, from the fall of Troy to the arrival of Brutus in Britain and continuing through the death of Cadwaladr. Layamon freely adapted the Brut of Wace and added material from other sources. His Anglo-Saxon narrative meter foreshadows the Middle English metrical system. This chronicle, important in the development of the Arthurian legend , gives one of the finest... Read more

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Layamon The English poet Layamon (active ca. 1200), or Law man, is best known for his "Brut," an important...legend. In the beginning of his long Historia Brutonum, or Brut, Layamon gives a brief introduction to himself and tells of his inspiration... Read more

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	Layamon and the fortunes of yogh.(Medium Aevum)(Critical Essay) ; ...references to Madden's edition, name it as Layamon's Brut, (2) primarily no doubt in order...character yogh, but also because the form Layamon was apparently better known than other...it persisted long afterward. Although Layamon has now largely been abandoned in print... Read more
	The style and authorship of the Otho revision of Layamon's 'Brut.' ; On at least thirty different occasions the Otho MS of Lazamon's Brut (London, British Library, MS Cotton Otho C.xiii) contains half-lines not present in the Caligula MS (London, British Library, MS Cotton Caligula A.ix) of that text.(1) These additions have been little remarked on, although most of Read more
	ASK THE GLOBE ; ...O., Hingham A. Kind Words: A Thesaurus of Euphemisms defines wassail as a drink, particularly a celebratory one. "In 1208, Layamon records the (Middle English) toast waes haeil, meaning 'be healthy,' to which the proper response was drink haeil." For centuries... Read more
	SPORTING VERNACULAR #196 BAT ; "MAKE YOU ready your stiffe bats and clubs," Corinthians advises. Before 1200, as cited in Layamon's Chronicle of Britain, a "batte" was a mace or cudgel, derived from the old English "batt". This was probably borrowed from the... Read more
	The demonic hegemonic: exploitative voices in Saul Bellow's 'More Die of Heartbreak.' ; ...to take him in hand. Most notably, Dr. Layamon, Benn's new father-in-law, takes Benn...future. As his name comically suggests, Dr. Layamon is an exploiter. He hopes to capitalize...property at a huge profit. According to Layamon's scheme, Benn is to threaten the now... Read more
	Driver accused. ; ...dangerous driving, following the death of a 19-year-old Worcestershire carpet worker. Pedestrian Mr Lee David Meredith, of Layamon Walk, Stourport died on November 7 after a collision with a car. County Coroner Mr Victor Round adjourned the inquest pending... Read more
	Sporting Vernacular: NO 147: GAME ; ...appearance is in Beowulf , around 725. Before 1200, gome, gomen and gomnen were also recorded - West Midland dialect words cited in Layamon's Chronicle. Related words were gammon (as in backgammon) and gamble, while game, plucky, was an adjectival use of the same... Read more
	Sporting Vernacular 44. REPLAY ; ...various words before 1200 as being related, notably plage, ploge, pleige, pleowe and plohe, which were found in Ancrene Riwle and Layamon's Chronicle of Britain with meanings of games or martial sports, as well as childrens' games and general tomfoolery. Beowulf... Read more
	Sporting Vernacular NO 143: SCRUM ; ...eskermir, to fight with a sword, which came in turn from the Frankish skirmjan. Before 1200 we had sceremiggen, as cited in Layamon's Chronicle of Britain. In rugby terms, a scrum was originally what the Oxford English Dictionary refers to as "a disordered... Read more
	The Arthurian Annals, The Tradition in English from 1250-2000 ; ...resource for information about the Arthurian tradition in English. The Annals is arranged chronologically, beginning c. 1250 with Layamon's Brut and ending in 2000 with Merlin: The Rock Opera with music by Fabio Zuffanti and story and lyrics by Victoria Howard... Read more

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