WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The earliest written example is found in the writing of Bede and his poem Caedmon’s Hymn.

Detailed explanation-2: -It’s no overstatement to say that Beowulf is – today – one of the most important surviving works of medieval literature. It is by far the longest Old English poem and – at just over 3, 000 lines – preserves about one tenth of surviving English verse from before the Norman Conquest. But it’s also very much a mystery.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anglo-Saxon Poetry (or Old English Poetry) encompasses verse written during the 600-year Anglo-Saxon period of British history, from the mid-fifth century to the Norman Conquest of 1066.

Detailed explanation-4: -The earliest known English poem is a hymn on the creation; Bede attributes this to Cædmon (fl. 658–680), who was, according to legend, an illiterate herdsman who produced extemporaneous poetry at a monastery at Whitby. This is generally taken as marking the beginning of Anglo-Saxon poetry.