Cædmon

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Cædmon was an early Anglo-Saxon Christian poet, traditionally regarded as the first named English poet and known for his hymn praising God.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon poet
historical person
associatedWith Hilda of Whitby NERFINISHED
Whitby Abbey NERFINISHED
birthPlace Northumbria NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Northumbria NERFINISHED
deathPlace Whitby NERFINISHED
describedIn Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxons NERFINISHED
floruit 7th century
genre Christian hymnody
religious poetry
hasHagiographicStatus venerable poet-figure in English Christian tradition
hasLegacy inspiration for later religious poets
hasNameInLatin Cadmon NERFINISHED
hasNameInOldEnglish Cædmon NERFINISHED
hasRole lay brother
influenced Old English Christian poetry
knownFor Cædmon’s Hymn NERFINISHED
being the first named English poet
language Old English NERFINISHED
literaryMovement Old English literature
notableWork Cædmon’s Hymn NERFINISHED
occupation poet
praisedBy Bede NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
religiousOrder monastic community at Whitby
subjectOf Cædmon scholarship
traditionallyRegardedAs first named English poet
founder of Christian poetry in English
workLanguage Northumbrian Old English dialect NERFINISHED
workTheme praise of God as Creator

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