Cædmon of Hwita By

Gemynd Cædmon, Sancta Maria cyrcegeard, Hwit By

Cædmon of Hwita By (/ˈkædmən, ˈkædmɒn/; fl. c. 657–684) is ǣrest Ænglisc scop þe is recognize. Æ Northumbrian cūhwyrð who reorde for ðā deor at ðǣm twiga mynstre of Streonæshalch (nū hāten Hwita By Æbbe) on ðǣm abbacy of St. Hilda, he wæs ǣrest unknowledge of 'ðǣre lār of sange' ac lærde to gewritan on ǣne niht on ðǣm sǣde of swefen, gecwēne ǣhta hund ǣnd ðeode Bēda. He forðsiðe wæs geþeode monk and æn ǣgðer gesceapen and þurhþrowend Christian scop. He is venerated swā sāwul in þǣm Eastan Orthodoxy, Roman Cȳþ and Anglicanism, mid a fēastdæg on 11 Februarius.