John, of Fornsete

Short Name: John, of Fornsete
Full Name: John, of Fornsete, -1239
Birth Year (est.): 1150
Death Year: 1239

John of Fornsete was an English monk at Reading Abbey where he kept the records and hence is credited as being composer of Sumer is icumen in, although scholars insist that all theories about him are without foundation.


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