Un manuscrit perdu à Rome révèle le plus ancien poème anglais

Des chercheurs ont identifié à Rome un manuscrit vieux de 1 200 ans contenant l'une des plus anciennes copies connues de l'Hymne de Cædmon, le premier poème écrit en anglais. Cette découverte offre un nouvel éclairage sur la valeur accordée au vieil anglais au début du Moyen Âge.

Des universitaires du Trinity College de Dublin ont découvert ce manuscrit du début du IXe siècle à la Bibliothèque nationale centrale de Rome. Daté entre 800 et 830, il s'agit de la troisième plus ancienne copie conservée de ce poème de neuf vers célébrant la création du monde par Dieu. Contrairement aux versions antérieures où le texte en vieil anglais n'apparaissait qu'en marge, cette copie intègre le poème directement dans le texte latin principal de l'Histoire ecclésiastique du peuple anglais de Bède le Vénérable.

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