Beowulf is the most famous and longest surviving Old English poem, written around 1000 AD. Set in 5th and 6th-century Scandinavia, it's an epic detailing the heroic warrior Beowulf's exploits and includes references to Britain.
Beowulf is the longest surviving poem in Old English, written around 1000 AD in the West Saxon dialect. Set in 5th and 6th-century Scandinavia, it is an epic that recounts the heroic deeds of the warrior Beowulf in his youth and maturity. The poem also references Britain.
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| Back | the most famous and the longer surviving poem in old English, written c. 1000 in the west Saxon dialect the setting is southern Scandinavia in the age of migration of the 5th, and 6th centuries and reference to Britain epic, recording the great deeds of the heroic warrior Beowulf in his youth and maturity |
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