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Forskare har identifierat ett 1 200 år gammalt manuskript i Rom som innehåller en av de äldsta kända kopiorna av Caedmons hymn, den första dikten skriven på engelska. Upptäckten ger ny insikt i hur fornengelska värderades under tidig medeltid.

Forskare från Trinity College Dublin upptäckte manuskriptet från det tidiga 800-talet vid Roms nationalbibliotek. Det är daterat till mellan år 800 och 830 och är den tredje äldsta bevarade kopian av dikten på nio rader som hyllar Guds skapelse av världen. Till skillnad från tidigare versioner där den fornengelska texten endast förekommer i marginalen, integrerar denna kopia dikten direkt i den latinska huvudtexten i Bedas "Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum".

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