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The epic poem Beowulf was first written down in Old English. It is one of the oldest surviving works of literature in the English language.
The first language to be written down in Europe was old Mycenaean. It was a Semite Language. Albright figured it out.
Nobody knows because the first language was not written down. It was only spoken by primitive humans.
Beowulf changed over time due to oral tradition, with each retelling adding new elements and interpretations. The poem was finally written down by an unknown author around the 8th century in England, capturing the Anglo-Saxon tale of the heroic Beowulf and preserving it for future generations.
its a language that you cannot speak but is only written down
in the 12 century and in old english kin to old high german
Cuneiform writing is the first written language. It was used to write things down in ancient Sumerian court.
Cuneiform writing is the first written language. It was used to write things down in ancient Sumerian court.
It is generally believed that the story had no Christian elements when it was first "composed" around 750 AD. But when it was written down for the first time around 1000 AD, it is thought that the monks who recorded it inserted their beliefs to convert listeners.
Beowulf was originally composed as an Old English epic poem, thought to date back to the early 8th century. It is one of the earliest and most important works of English literature.
Beowulf was passed down through the oral tradition of storytelling by poets and minstrels in Anglo-Saxon England until it was eventually written down by an unknown author in the 8th or 9th century. It is likely that the story was kept alive by bards who would recite the epic poem during gatherings and events to entertain and educate the audience.
It's called Anglo-Saxon, and is the language of the epic Beowulf. However, the ancestors of English were around long before anything was written down in them, so we really don't know the oldest "English." Effectively, one can say that all members of the great Indo-European Family are equally "old."
Beowulf is the oldest surviving epic poem in the English Language and the earliest piece of European literature. It may have been composed for a king who lived in the 7th century, although it evolved through many reciting before it was written down