Nu scylun hergan hefaenricaes uard
metudæs maecti end his modgidanc
uerc uuldurfadur- sue he uundra gihuaes
eci dryctin or astelidæ
he aerist scop aelda barnum
heben til hrofe haleg scepen
tha middungeard moncynnæs uard
eci dryctin æfter tiadæ
firum foldu frea allmectig
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The fragment is one of 3 contenders for the oldest 'witenessed'? piece of English poetry.
Try googling 'Caedmon' and you'll get a bunch of crazy stuff about it.
(not to be confused with the band 'Caedmon's Call' or the audio publisher 'Caedmon Audio')
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