Old English literature

Old English literature is poetry and prose written in Old English in early England, from the 7th century to the years after the Norman Conquest of 1066. This time is known as Anglo-Saxon England.^[1]

Cædmon's Hymn is often considered the oldest known poem in English. It was written in the 7th century.

By the 13th century the words of Old English had almost completely changed. This gave way to the Middle English literature.

Old English Literature Media

The Peterborough Chronicle, in a hand of about 1150, is one of the major sources of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle; the initial page
In this illustration from page 46 of the Cædmon (or Junius) manuscript, an angel is shown guarding the gates of paradise.
Remounted page from Beowulf, British Library Cotton Vitellius A.XV
First page of Beowulf, contained in the damaged Nowell Codex

References

↑ Henry Bradley, John Manly, Oliver Elton and Thomas Seccombe (1911). "English Literature". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. 9. (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 607-645.

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[1] Henry Bradley, John Manly, Oliver Elton and Thomas Seccombe (1911). "English Literature". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. 9. (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 607-645.

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