The most ancient relic of literature of the spoken languages of modern Europe is undoubtedly the epic poem Beowulf which is supposed to have been composed by the Anglo-Saxons previous to their invasion of England. Although the poem probably belongs to the fifth century the only existing manuscript is said to date from the ninth or tenth century.
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The most ancient relic of literature of the spoken languages of modern Europe is undoubtedly the epic poem Beowulf which is supposed to have been composed by the Anglo-Saxons previous to their invasion of England. Although the poem probably belongs to the fifth century the only existing manuscript is said to date from the ninth or tenth century.
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