ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

William Langland

Okay, so William Langland was a man who lived a very, very long time ago. He lived in a place called England, which is a country across the ocean from where we are now.

William Langland was really good at telling stories. He would write them down so people could read them and learn from them. One of his most famous stories was called "Piers Plowman."

Now, "Piers Plowman" is a story about a man named Piers who was a farmer. But it's not just about farming, it's also about how to be a good person and do the right things in life.

William Langland's story was so good that people still read it today, even though it was written hundreds and hundreds of years ago. Even grown-ups like to read it because it teaches us important lessons about how to be a good person, just like Piers Plowman.