Layamons Brut, or Chronicle of Britain
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It is a history book. Roman de Brut or Brut is a verse literary history of Britain by the poet Wace. Written in the Norman language, it consists of 14, 866 lines. It is based on Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, and was probably begun around 1150 and finished in 1155. It was intended for a Norman audience interested in the legends and history of the new territories of the Anglo-Norman realm, covering the story of King Arthurius and taking the history of Britain all the way back to the mythical Brutus of Troy. The Brut was the most popular of Wace's works and survives in more than 30 manuscripts or fragments. It was used by Layamon as the basis for his Brut. It contained a number of significant elaborations of Geoffrey, including the first mention of King Arthur's Round Table.
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· 676 pages · ≈ 12 h 31 m · Demanding
How long does it take to read Layamons Brut, or Chronicle of Britain?
About ≈ 12 h 31 m — 676 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Layamons Brut, or Chronicle of Britain?
676 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Layamons Brut, or Chronicle of Britain?
It sits on the Poetry, History shelves.
Is Layamons Brut, or Chronicle of Britain in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Who wrote Layamons Brut, or Chronicle of Britain?
Layamon.
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