Caedmon
/ˈkædmən/
/ˈkædmən/
- (in the 7th century) the first English poet. According to Bede, he worked for a monastery , looking after the cows. One day he woke up after having a dream and was able to write religious poetry in English. Only a small part of his work survives.
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