literature medium Fill in the Blank

The epic poem 'Beowulf', featuring a hero battling the monster Grendel, is the oldest surviving long poem written in ________.

  1. Old Norse
  2. Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
  3. Middle High German
  4. Latin

Answer: Old English (Anglo-Saxon)

'Beowulf' is the foundational text of English literature, composed between the 8th and 11th centuries in the Anglo-Saxon vernacular.

Topic World Mythology & Epics
Exam Relevance SSC CGL, Banking PO
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