This paper begins by addressing a seeming redundancy in Coedmon's Hymn whereby creation appears to be described twice, both "then" and "afterwards". The paper argues a three-part narrative of creation ...

Long before pens met parchment in monasteries, an illiterate herdsman named Caedmon changed the course of English literature. Inspired by a divine dream, he composed the first known Christian hymn in ...

One night, however, he experiences a very special dream and finds himself filled with joy, wonder and the inspiration to compose and sing a beautiful hymn (eventually known as "Caedmon's Hymn") about ...

On this day we celebrate the feast of St. Cædmon, "the father of English Sacred Song. Fell asleep hard by, 680." Cædmon was an old man who lived at St. Hilda's monastery at Whitby. When a beer party ...

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In 1952, Barbara Holdridge and her best friend, Marianne Roney, had just graduated from college when they made a move that would forever change the literary world. Looking for a way to get into the ...

Caedmon: Recreating the Moment of InspirationIt's been 50 years since two young women chased down poet Dylan Thomas and persuaded him to put his voice on record. The formation of Caedmon Records led ...