Caedmon, (flourished 658–680), first Old English Christian poet, whose fragmentary hymn to the creation remains a symbol of the adaptation of the aristocratic-heroic Anglo-Saxon verse tradition to the expression of Christian themes. His story is known from Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People, which tells how Caedmon, an illiterate herdsman, retired from company one night in shame because he could not comply with the demand made of each guest to sing.
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- What do we learn about Geoffrey Caedmon at the beginning of the interview? 1) He is a doctor. 2) He is a famous actor.
- 4. What do we learn about Geoffrey Caedmon at the beginning of the interview? 1) He is a researcher. 2) He is a famous actor. 3) He is a film director.
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- ‘Dream of the Rood’ (RARE) was thought to be written by Caedmon, but recently academics have changed their views on the authorship.