ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Beowulf is the longest epic poem in Old English, the language spoken in Anglo-Saxon England before the Norman Conquest.

Detailed explanation-2: -Perhaps the most common question readers have is what language “Beowulf” was written in originally. The first manuscript was written in the language of the Saxons, “Old English, ” also known as “Anglo-Saxon.” Since then, the epic poem has been estimated to have been translated into 65 languages.

Detailed explanation-3: -Beowulf’s original text was written in Old English, which was the language of the Anglo-Saxons, ancestors of the modern English.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is Beowulf? Beowulf is a heroic poem, considered the highest achievement of Old English literature and the earliest European vernacular epic. It deals with events of the early 6th century CE and is believed to have been composed between 700 and 750.

Detailed explanation-5: -Beowulf is an epic poem composed in Old English consisting of 3, 182 lines. It is written in the alliterative verse style, which is common for Old English poetry as well as works written in languages such as Old High German, Old Saxon, and Old Norse.