Cynewulf

American  

[kin-uh-woolf] / ˈkɪn əˌwʊlf /

noun

1. flourished 9th century a.d., Anglo-Saxon poet.

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Cynewulf British  

/ ˈkɪnɪˌwʊlf, ˈkɪnˌwʊlf /

noun

1. ?8th century _ad , Anglo-Saxon poet; author of Juliana, The Ascension, Elene, and The Fates of the Apostles

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Cynewulf

He defeated Cynewulf, the king of Wessex, at the Battle of Bensington in 779.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

The Vercelli Book takes us back in the writings of Cynewulf to the eighth century; the Exeter manuscript looks back even farther and introduces us to the singers of heathen or semi-heathen times.

From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus

Cynewulf is an old English poet who has signed his name to several poems, extant in West Saxon.

From Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 by Ker, W. P. (William Paton)

If Cynewulf is to be allowed high poetic rank, it must be on the ground of his authorship of other works than those which he has signed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

It is called the "Exeter Book," and is the life of St. Guthlac, by Cynewulf, who was an early English writer.

From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George