When was Beowulf composed?

Answer 1

The oral epic poem Beowolf has been in this world for more than Twelve centuries. In lines 32 to 39 there is reference to a sunken and rotting treasure ship at Sutton Hoo which is believed to be the burial ship of some rich unknown king of the Seventh century A.D. Ship-graves were common in those times. At the beginning of the poem there is mention of King Shild being given a ship-burial by his grieving citizens who watches the ship 'slowly sliding to where neither heroes nor rulers nor anyone can say whose hands opened up to take that motionless cargo' into the depths of the sea. Assuming that this reference to the Sutton Hoo burial ship is credible, it can be said that the poem Beowulf was written somewhere around the Eighth century A.D., i.e., even before Christianity came to England. Who the author or authors of this great epic is still unknown. And only one handwritten copy of the book has survived, which is displayed in the British Museum. The ship-grave at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England, by then covered with a mound of earth, was excavated in 1939 and the treasures from this royal burial ship also have been displayed in the British Museum.

Answer 2

It was written in England some time between the 8th and the early 11th century. The author is reported as an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars only as the "Beowulf poet". It remains the oldest English long poem

Answer 3

The Exact date of Beowulf is unknown, however most guess it was written in the 7th Century AD.

Answer 4

The story took place about 500 AD to 700 AD. The poem wasn't writen until later though.

Answer 5

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it is unknown who was the first to publish Beowulf.

Answer 6

scholars believe it was written in the 6th or 7th century

source: my english class

Answer 7

between the 8th and early 11th century :)

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Answer 8

Scholars disagree about when the poem Beowulf was composed. It was written down on a manuscript in the eleventh century so the date was before that.

Answer 9

Beowulf was composed between the 8th and 11th centuries, with the exact date unknown. It is considered one of the most important works of Old English literature.