Cynewulf
Americannoun
noun
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He defeated Cynewulf, the king of Wessex, at the Battle of Bensington in 779.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and the poems of Beowulf, Cædmon, and Cynewulf, should be glanced at to see what sort of people our ancestors were.
From The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature by Frank Parsons
The Christ is followed in the MS. by two poems on Saint Guthlac, the second of which is generally, and with much probability, assigned to Cynewulf.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
The episode of King Cynewulf of Wessex, in the Chronicle, has been compared to the Icelandic sagas, and to the common epic theme of valorous fighting and loyal perseverance.
From Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 by W. P. (William Paton) Ker
They are Several other poems have been ascribed to Cynewulf, especially Andreas, The Dream of the Rood, Guthlac, The Phœnix, and Judith.
From Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose by Various
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