Cædmun and his Beautiful Poem Cædmon was a cowherd, who turned poet and saintly monk in 7th century Northumbria. Although only one hymn in Old English is preserved, it is venerated for its beauty. We get the story from Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of England. He tells how the illiterate herdsman at Whitby Abbey woke up … Continue reading Cædmon’s World