A previously unknown version of a seventh-century poem, written in Old English and considered the earliest surviving poem in the English language, has been unearthed in Rome. The manuscript of “Caedmon’s Hymn,” composed by a Northumbrian cowherd, was discovered by researchers from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) at the National Central Library of Rome.
English Translation:
A lost copy of a seventh-century poem in Old English has been found in a library in Rome.
Scholars from Dublin have located a 1,200-year-old manuscript of Caedmon’s Hymn, which was written by a cattle herder from Northumbria.