Smithsonian Magazine

Researchers Discovered a Lost Copy of the Oldest English Poem, Composed by an Illiterate Cowherd More Than 1,300 Years Ago

This version of "Caedmon’s Hymn" shows how Old English evolved. It also features early use of a punctuation mark that readers ...
Greek Reporter

9th-Century Manuscript Found in Rome Reveals First Known English Poem

Researchers discovered a medieval manuscript in Rome containing Caedmon’s Hymn, the first known poem in the English language.

New copy of earliest poem in English language discovered by researchers in Rome

An early ninth-century manuscript containing a text of the first known poem in the English language has been discovered in ...

Lost Copy of the Oldest-Known English Poem Discovered in a Rome Library

The poet who composed the oldest surviving English poem was apparently illiterate, unmusical, and a common cowherd from ...
Ancient Origins

Oldest Poem in English Discovered in Manuscript in Rome

A remarkable manuscript discovered in Rome has brought to light a rare early copy of Cædmon's Hymn, widely considered the oldest known poem in the English language. Dating to the early ninth century, ...
La Brújula Verde

A 9th-Century Manuscript Found in Rome Contains the Oldest Copy of the First Poem in English with the Original Text Embedded

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have located in the National Central Library of Rome a 9th-century copy of the first ...
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Early medieval copy of first English poem found in Rome

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have uncovered a 9th-century manuscript in Rome containing Caedmon’s Hymn, the earliest known English poem, placed within Latin text. The manuscript’s ...