"Beowulf."

Beowulf is the first classic piece of English Literature and the best-known Anglo-Saxon work. This epic poem is set in an area thought to be Scandinavia, a place in Europe prior to the arrival of Christianity. The original author of Beowulf has never been identified, or established his direct reasons for creating such an epic piece. This poem was originally an oral piece, it was written down in Old English approximately around 700 a.d.; (Sparknotes) however the actual date of its origin is very debatable, because some of the action depicted in this poem takes place around 500 a.d. (spark…