Hayton of Corycus

Hayton of Corycus (also spelled Aytonus, Hetoum, Haiton, Haitho, Hayton and variants; also Latinized as Antonius Curchinus) was a medieval Armenian monk and historian (died after 1307). He is the author of a History of the Tartars (also known as La Flor des Estoires d'Orient), written in France, for which he is also known as "Hayton the Historian". His History was widely disseminated in the Late Middle Ages, to the extent that in terms of shaping western European views of the Orient Hayton's influence was comparable that of his contemporaries Marco Polo and Odoric of Pordenone.