Layamon
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Layamon
Summary
Layamon is a human[1]. He was born on +1200-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1300-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a poet[4], writer[5], and priest[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Layamon was born on +1200-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
- Layamon died on +1300-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
- Layamon held citizenship in Kingdom of England[8].
- Layamon's professions included poet[4].
- Layamon's professions included writer[5].
- Layamon's professions included priest[6].
- Layamon's field of work was creative and professional writing[9].
- Layamon's field of work was medieval literature[10].
- Layamon's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].
- Layamon is recorded as male[12].
- Layamon's instance of is recorded as human[13].
- Layamon's ISNI is recorded as 000000038167026X[14].
- Layamon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 261980768[15].
- Layamon's GND ID is recorded as 118640364[16].
- Layamon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50039805[17].
- Layamon's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12141345g[18].
- Layamon's IdRef ID is recorded as 029881145[19].
- Layamon's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03980084[20].
- Layamon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/011sht[21].
- Layamon's Open Library ID is recorded as OL591139A[22].
- Layamon's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2016928611[23].
- Layamon's SELIBR ID is recorded as 194171[24].
- Layamon's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 074481398[25].
- Layamon's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2004092501[26].
- Layamon's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0036729[27].
Body
Origins and Family
Layamon was born on +1200-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include poet[4], writer[5], and priest[6]. Fields of work include creative and professional writing[9], an academic discipline[28] and medieval literature[10], a sub-set of literature[29].
Personal Life
Layamon's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].
Death and Burial
Layamon died on +1300-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
Why It Matters
Layamon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Works attributed to him include Brut[32], a literary work[33], written by him[34].