Cædmon

American  

[kad-muhn] / ˈkæd mən /

noun

1. fl. a.d. c670, Anglo-Saxon religious poet.

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Cædmon British  

/ ˈkædmən /

noun

1. 7th century _ad , Anglo-Saxon poet and monk, the earliest English poet whose name survives

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Cædmon

Five of Hild’s monks became bishops, and the poet Cædmon was first a herdsman, and then a brother of her house.

From The English Church in the Middle Ages by Hunt, William

The Christian poem of Cædmon is tinctured on every page with ideas derived from the legends of the old heathen mythology.

From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Allen, Grant

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 Parsons, Frank

Cædmon was a poor brother in Hild's monastery at Whitby, and he acquired the art of poetry by a miracle.

From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Allen, Grant

This is the old spirit of Cædmon and of Bede; in which are laid, while the earth lasts, the strong foundations of our literature.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 by Various