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+CAEDMON'S
+ 
+HYMN
+ 
+ 
+Nu
+ 
+sculon
+ 
+herigean
+ 
+/
+ 
+heofonrices
+ 
+Weard
+ 
+Meotodes
+ 
+meahte
+ 
+/
+ 
+and
+ 
+his
+ 
+modgeþanc
+ 
+weorc
+ 
+Wuldor-Fæder
+ 
+/
+ 
+swa
+ 
+he
+ 
+wundra
+ 
+gehwæs
+ 
+ece
+ 
+Drihten
+ 
+/
+ 
+or
+ 
+onstealde
+ 
+He
+ 
+ærest
+ 
+sceop
+ 
+/
+ 
+ielda
+ 
+bearnum
+ 
+heofon
+ 
+to
+ 
+hrofe
+ 
+/
+ 
+halig
+ 
+Scyppend
+ 
+ece
+ 
+Drihten
+ 
+/
+ 
+æfter
+ 
+teode
+ 
+firum
+ 
+foldan
+ 
+/
+ 
+Frea
+ 
+ælmihtig.
+ 
+ 
+https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/medieval/caedmon.html
+ 
+ 
+Cædmon’s
+ 
+Hymn
+ 
+(Modern
+ 
+English
+ 
+Translation)
+ 
+ 
+Now
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+ 
+praise
+ 
+the
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+ 
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+Heaven’s
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+Creator’s
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+might
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+His
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+wisdom,
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+ 
+adapted)
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+Theme
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+Analysis
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+of
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+Old
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+English
+ 
+Poems
+ 
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+These
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+ 
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+life.
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+1.
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+Cædmon’s
+ 
+Hymn
+ 
+–
+ 
+Theme:
+ 
+Divine
+ 
+Creation
+ 
+&
+ 
+Praise
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+world.
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+The
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+insignificance
+ 
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+ 
+in
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+comparison
+ 
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+ 
+grand
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+design.
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+•
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+Why
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+It
+ 
+Matters:
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+the
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+earliest
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+recorded
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+poems
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+literature
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+Britain.
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+2.
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+The
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+Wanderer
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+Theme:
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+Loss,
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+existential
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+sorrow.
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+ 
+•
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+Why
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+–
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+Creation
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+set
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+in
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+stone!”
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+–
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+This
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+fatalistic
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+Anglo-Saxon
+ 
+belief
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+that
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+ 
+sorrow.
+ 
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+are
+ 
+temporary,
+ 
+and
+ 
+true
+ 
+peace
+ 
+lies
+ 
+in
+ 
+faith
+ 
+and
+ 
+God.
+ 
+ 
+•
+ 
+Why
+ 
+It
+ 
+Matters:
+ 
+This
+ 
+reflects
+ 
+monastic
+ 
+ideals—leaving
+ 
+behind
+ 
+material
+ 
+pleasures
+ 
+for
+ 
+spiritual
+ 
+enlightenment.
+ 
+ 
+Connecting
+ 
+the
+ 
+Themes:
+ 
+What
+ 
+They
+ 
+Reveal
+ 
+About
+ 
+Forgotten
+ 
+Literature
+ 
+ 
+1.
+ 
+Loneliness
+ 
+&
+ 
+Exile
+ 
+–
+ 
+These
+ 
+poems
+ 
+emphasize
+ 
+human
+ 
+isolation,
+ 
+loss,
+ 
+and
+ 
+the
+ 
+struggle
+ 
+for
+ 
+wisdom.
+ 
+ 
+2.
+ 
+Faith
+ 
+&
+ 
+Fate
+ 
+–
+ 
+There’s
+ 
+a
+ 
+blend
+ 
+of
+ 
+Christian
+ 
+and
+ 
+pagan
+ 
+beliefs—God’s
+ 
+power
+ 
+vs.
+ 
+the
+ 
+unavoidable
+ 
+fate
+ 
+(Wyrd).
+ 
+ 
+3.
+ 
+The
+ 
+Harshness
+ 
+of
+ 
+Life
+ 
+–
+ 
+Anglo-Saxon
+ 
+poetry
+ 
+is
+ 
+often
+ 
+somber,
+ 
+realistic,
+ 
+and
+ 
+deeply
+ 
+emotional.
+ 
+