Caedmon was a poet who lived from 657 to 680. His life and works had a profound impact on later British literature.
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Source: Cædmon's metrical paraphrase of parts of the holy Scriptures, in Anglo-Sax., with an Engl. tr., notes and index by B. Thorpe