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.
Statements (32)
| 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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