... England sometime in the eighth century A.D. and written down circa 1000 A.D. by a literate scop or Christian scribe who was possibly educated in a monastery. The poem was created in the oral-formulaic tradition, probably developing over a period of time with roots in folk tales and traditional stories until a single, very talented poet put it in something very near its current form. The poem ... ...

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