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 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

Professor M. Trautmann, following J. Grimm and F. Dietrich, would identify the poet with Cynewulf, bishop of Lindisfarne, who died in 783.

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

Now Cynewulf reigned thirty-one years, and his body lies entombed in the city of Winchester.

From Old English Chronicles by Various

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 W. P. (William Paton) Ker

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