New copy of earliest known English poem discovered in Rome manuscript

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New copy of earliest known English poem discovered in Rome manuscript

A manuscript hidden in plain sight at the National Central Library of Rome has revealed a new copy of what scholars consider the earliest known poem in English. Researchers from Trinity College Dublin identified an early ninth-century manuscript containing Cædmon’s Hymn, a short Old English poem written more than 1,300 years ago...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/04/new-copy-of-earliest-known-english-poem/

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