INTRODUCTION TO WACE
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The Bruts of Wace and Lawman are the earliest extant vernacular chronicles of British history, from the eponymous 'Brutus', supposedly descended from Aeneas, down to Cadwallader and the loss of British supremacy over the island.

INTRODUCTION TO LAWMAN
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Lawman's Version of the Story of Britain
Wace was still alive in 1174, but had died before Lawman began writing; Lawman writes of him in the past tense.