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5th-11th Century
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Texts
Bede's Death SongFive lines of Old English gnomic poetry sung by the Venerable Bede on his deathbed in 735 CE — one of the earliest datable poems in the English language.Bede's Ecclesiastical History of EnglandThe single most important source for the history of England from the Roman period to the eighth century — the work that earned Bede the title 'Father of English History.'BeowulfThe longest surviving Old English poem and foundational epic of English literature — monsters, dragons, and the Germanic heroic code.The Complete Corpus of Anglo-Saxon PoetryThe complete surviving corpus of Old English poetry — Beowulf, The Wanderer, The Seafarer, The Rune Poem, Dream of the Rood, Elene, Genesis, Exodus, Daniel, The Battle of Maldon, The Exeter Book Riddles, Caedmon's Hymn, the Metrical Charms, and more. Unedited Old English texts.