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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Rosa

‘Speechless’ experts uncover oldest English poem hiding in medieval book

Researchers in Ireland have unearthed what is believed to be the oldest surviving English poem, discovered within the pages of a medieval book housed in a Roman library.

The remarkable find left the academics “speechless” as they digitally browsed the ancient text.

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