5th-11th Century

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  • 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.