where was its manuscript found?
Sutton Hoo ship-burial
Beowulf
Some suggest that "Beowulf" was first composed in the 7th century at Rendlesham in East Anglia, as the Sutton Hoo ship-burial
when is beowulf believed to have been written between 975 and 1025 who wrote it? The anonymous poet is referred to by scholars as the ""Beowulf" poet". so it is a poem? Yes, it is an Old English epic poem.
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Beowulf [SEP] Historical background
The events in the poem take place over most of the sixth century, and feature no English characters. Some suggest that "Beowulf" was first composed in the 7th century at Rendlesham in East Anglia, as the Sutton Hoo ship-burial shows close connections with Scandinavia, and the East Anglian royal dynasty, the Wuffingas, may have been descendants of the Geatish Wulfings. Others have associated this poem with the court of King Alfred the Great or with the court of King Cnut the Great. The poem blends fictional, legendary and historic elements. Although Beowulf himself is not mentioned in any other Anglo-Saxon manuscript, scholars generally agree that many of the other figures referred to in "Beowulf" also appear in Scandinavian sources (specific works are designated in the section titled "Sources and analogues").