Escritor
Layamon
1200 - 1300
Layamon
Layamon fue un poeta inglés de principios del siglo XIII, autor del Brut, un notable poema en inglés medio que fue la primera obra en ese idioma en tratar las leyendas del rey Arturo y sus Caballeros de la Tabla Redonda, conocidas como «materia de Bretaña». Layamon se describe a sí mismo en el poema como un clérigo residente en Areley Kings (Bewdley, Worcestershire). Su poema ha proporcionado inspiración a numerosos escritores posteriores, como Sir Thomas Malory o Jorge Luis Borges, y ha tenido un gran impacto en el estudio de la Edad Media en Inglaterra. Leer más en Wikipedia
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Layamon is the 5,667th most popular escritor (down from 5,658th in 2024). (down from 4,314th in 2019)
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Among Escritors
Among escritors, Layamon ranks 5,667 out of 7,302. Before him are Adolf Bartels, Miron Białoszewski, Grace Paley, Scott O'Dell, Mariz Kemal, and Avram Davidson. After him are Louise Erdrich, Casimiro de Abreu, Eoin Colfer, Daniel Quinn, Johan Theorin, and Delphine de Vigan.
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Adolf Bartels
1862 - 1945
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 5,661
Miron Białoszewski
1922 - 1983
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 5,662
Grace Paley
1922 - 2007
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 5,663
Scott O'Dell
1898 - 1989
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 5,664
Mariz Kemal
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 5,665
Avram Davidson
1923 - 1993
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 5,666
Layamon
1200 - 1300
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 5,667
Louise Erdrich
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 5,668
Casimiro de Abreu
1839 - 1860
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 5,669
Eoin Colfer
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 5,670
Daniel Quinn
1935 - 2018
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 5,671
Johan Theorin
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 5,672
Delphine de Vigan
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 5,673
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1200, Layamon ranks 73. Before him are Mleh, Prince of Armenia, Alexios Branas, Robert of Chester, Hugo Falcandus, Roger of Wendover, and Alexios Palaiologos. Among people deceased in 1300, Layamon ranks 23. Before him are Ivanko, Dobromir Chrysos, Alexius Slav, Sven Aggesen, Ivan II of Bulgaria, and Jacob van Maerlant.
Others Born in 1200
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Mleh, Prince of Armenia
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1175
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 67
Alexios Branas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1200 - 1187
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 68
Robert of Chester
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1200
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 69
Hugo Falcandus
HISTORIAN
1200 - 1200
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 70
Roger of Wendover
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1236
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 71
Alexios Palaiologos
NOBLEMAN
1200 - 1203
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 72
Layamon
WRITER
1200 - 1300
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 73
Others Deceased in 1300
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Ivanko
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1300
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 17
Dobromir Chrysos
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1200 - 1300
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 18
Alexius Slav
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1300
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 19
Sven Aggesen
WRITER
1145 - 1300
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 20
Ivan II of Bulgaria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1300 - 1300
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 21
Jacob van Maerlant
WRITER
1235 - 1300
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 22
Layamon
WRITER
1200 - 1300
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 23
