LITERATURE QUESTIONS
EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE
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scop
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gleeman
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bard
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kenning
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Detailed explanation-1: -The poets. Most Old English poets are anonymous; twelve are known by name from Medieval sources, but only four of those are known by their vernacular works to us today with any certainty: Caedmon, Bede, Alfred, and Cynewulf. Of these, only Caedmon, Bede, and Alfred have known biographies.
Detailed explanation-2: -Scops. Word Definition. Word: Scops. Scops were both poets and performers in Anglo-Saxon culture.
Detailed explanation-3: -Today is the feast day of Caedmon, the first known English poet. As well as being the first named poet in the English literary tradition, he is also a significant figure in the history of people who hate singing in public, people who develop new talents later in life, and of cowherds.