Caedmon's Hymn Comments

The Eternal Lord established in the beginning. He first created for the sons of men Heaven as a roof, the holy Creator, Then Middle-earth the keeper of mankind, The Eternal Lord, afterwards made, The earth for men, the Almighty Lord. great 10++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

s not translated in english, too bad! I understand.

So awestriking, superb and incomprehensible..... latin was really a language of the elites

.........an exceptional write...a wonderful praise for the creator ★

Went looking to see who Caedmon was- I had heard hid name before but that was all I remembered. Turns out that this Anglo-Saxon hymn about the Creation is the earliest surviving Old English poem.Its author, Caedmon, was an illiterate farmer who worked for a monastery and one day had a supernatural experience in his barn and given a calling to sing hymns. After a while he became a brother in a monastery, known for his religious songs. Whatever he learned of holy Scripture with the aid of interpreters, he quickly turned into the sweetest and most moving poetry in his own language says Bede.

Beautiful.... Thank you

Nice prayer......I liked it.

His biography is interesting and his poem is much better that the work produced by many modern day poets. A worthy 10.

He first created for the sons of men Heaven as a roof, the holy Creator, Then Middle-earth the keeper of mankind, The Eternal Lord, afterwards made, The earth for men, the Almighty Lord.

pity I can't understand the original text..: (

very interesting biography...he is a new discovery as far as i'm concerned..

This translation is sorely incorrect as well as the form of the poem. Correction needed post haste!