Brut vs Five Middle English Arthurian romances: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Modernized versions, English Romances, Romances, English poetry, Arthurian romances, Poetry

Cover of Brut

Brut Layamon · 1924 140 pages · ≈ 2 h 36 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Five Middle English Arthurian romances

Five Middle English Arthurian romances Valerie Krishna · 1991 ★★★★☆ 3.9 257 pages · ≈ 4 h 46 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Brut is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Five Middle English Arthurian romances.
Five Middle English Arthurian romances is the easier read (Challenging), Brut more demanding (Demanding).

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