medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Hey, what about Caedmon's Hymn? Used to know it by heart:
Nu sculon herigean heofonrices weard,
meotodes meahte and his modgeþanc,
weorc wuldorfæder, swa he wundra gehwæs,
ece drihten, or onstealde.
He ærest sceop eorðan bearnum
heofon to hrofe, halig scyppend;
þa middangeard moncynnes weard,
ece drihten, æfter teode
firum foldan, frea ælmihtig.
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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (11. February) is the feast day of:
Caedmon (d. 680) Bede reports that Caedmon was a herdsman of Whitby, who
suddenly discovered his gift for song and poetry. He became a monk there
and produced a body of vernacular poems, none of which have survived, but
which were apparently very nifty.
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