Lost copy of seventh-century poem in Old English discovered at Rome library
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- Category: United Kingdom
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-29 00:00 UTC
- Sources: The Guardian UK
Scholars from Trinity College Dublin discovered a lost manuscript containing the earliest surviving English language poem, Caedmon’s Hymn, at the National Central Library of Rome.
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