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BEOWULF
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 THE OLDEST OF THEGREAT LONG POEMSWRITTEN IN ENGLISH”
RANFIS SANDOVAL M.A.
 
 
Beowulf is the first surviving epic written in theEnglish language. The single existing copy of themanuscript dates from the late tenth century,although some scholars believe it dates from thefirst part of the eleventh century. It is found in alarge volume that features stories involvingmythical creatures and people. Two differentscribes copied the poem, most likely using anexisting copy. Between 1066 and the Reformation,the whole volume remained in a monastic libraryuntil Sir Robert Cotton gained possession of it for his own extensive library.
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