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==Life and influence== Layamon describes himself in his poem as a priest living at [[Areley Kings]] in [[Worcestershire]]. His poem had a significant impact on medieval history writing in England and the development of [[Arthurian literature]]<ref>I. Ousby ed, ''The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English'' (1995) p. 536</ref> and subsequently provided inspiration for numerous later writers, including Sir [[Thomas Malory]] and [[Jorge Luis Borges]].
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