Legends of the Middle Ages : Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art
, by Guerber, H. A.- ISBN: 9781426460692 | 1426460694
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 10/31/2007
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.