"Athough the manuscript which contains the epic of Beowulf was written about 1000 A.D., the poem itself was known and had been elaborated upon for centuries sa pamamagitan ng minstrels who recited the heroic exploits of the son of Ecgtheow and nephew of Hygelac, King of the Geats, whose kingdom was what is now Southern Sweden."
- Introduction to Beowulf, Bullfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable.
The earliest surviving epic poem written in English, Beowulf was most likely "composed in the seventh or eighth century, but being madami precise depends on where one believes the poem was composed. ...[A] contender, which...
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