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medieval manuscripts
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The Mystery of *When Was Beowulf Written*—Unraveling an Epic’s Ancient Roots
What makes dating Beowulf so difficult is that it was never meant to be dated. Composed in Old English, the poem’s earliest layers may stretch back to the 5th...
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The Mysterious Timeline: When Beowulf Was Written and Why It Matters
The confusion stems from a fundamental truth about Beowulf : it was never meant to be fixed. Born from the oral storytelling of Anglo-Saxon mead-halls, the...