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Cædmon

Cædmon (/ˈkædmən, ˈkædmɒn/; fl. c. 657–684) is the earliest English poet whose name is known. A Northumbrian cowherd who cared for the animals at the double monastery of Streonæshalch (now known as Whitby Abbey) during the abbacy of Hilda, he was originally ignorant of "the art of song" but learned to compose one night in the course of a dream, according…

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Died
c. 684
Feast
11 February
Major works
Cædmon's Hymn
Venerated in
Anglican Communion Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church

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related to External links · 18
Cædmon → Account, Brigham Young UniversityBede's Story, Cædmon Page, Cædmon's HymnCædmon, CædmonBede's WorldSt Hilda, Deaconson, Harold, Internet ArchiveWorks, John, Lee Library, LibriVox, MSS SC, Poet Caedmon, Project GutenbergWorks, St Wilfrid'sEnglish, The Lord's Poet, Tom Perry Special Collections, Works
related to Sources and analogues · 18
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related to Bede's account · 17
Cædmon → According, After, Bede, Bede's Historia, Caedmon, Creator, Cædmon's, God, He, Hilda, One, Streonæshalch, The, Upon, While, Whitby, Whitby Abbey
related to Modern discoveries · 17
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related to Cædmon's Hymn · 16
Cædmon → Anglo-Saxon, Bede's Death Song, British Isles, Cædmon's, Cædmon's Hymn, Franks Casket, Germanic, Hymn, It, Northumbrian, Old English, Ruthwell Cross, The, The Hymn, Together, West-Saxon
related to Dates · 15
Cædmon → Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Bede, Book IV, Book IV Chapter, Chapter, Coldingham Abbey, Cædmon's, Hilda's, Historia, However, Ireland, King Ecgfrith's, Streonæshalch, Taken, The
related to General corpus · 15
Cædmon → Bede, Bede's, British Library, Cædmon's, Dunstan, Hymn, In, Junius, London, New Testaments, Of, Old, Saints Aldhelm, The, While
related to Other medieval sources · 14
Cædmon → Bede's Latin, Bede's Latin Historia, Cædmon's, English, Hilda's, Historia, No, Of, Old English, Otherwise, The, The Old English, These, Wrenn
Died · 1
Cædmon → c. 684
Feast · 1
Cædmon → 11 February

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CædmonDiedc. 6841.00infobox
CædmonFeast11 February1.00infobox
CædmonMajor worksCædmon's Hymn1.00infobox
CædmonVenerated inAnglican Communion Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church1.00infobox
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who hoped either to find Bede's source for the Cædmon story or to demonstrate that its details were so commonplace as to hardly merit consideration as legitimate historiographyinstance ofand various elements of Hindu and Muslim scripture and tradition.Although the search was begun by scholars0.80text
subsequent research has instead ended up demonstrating the uniqueness of Bede's versioninstance ofand various elements of Hindu and Muslim scripture and tradition.Although the search was begun by scholars0.80text
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