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Carmen Rhythmicum

7th-8th century poem written in Latin by Aldhelm From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Carmen Rhythmicum ("Rhythmic Poem") is a 7th-8th century poem written in Latin by Aldhelm. It is the earliest example of the verse form continuous octosyllables, of which he may have been the inventor,[1] and the earliest surviving reference to Cornwall.[2]

Poem

The original manuscript is preserved uniquely in the Codex Vindobonensis 751 which comprises the papers of Lul, archbishop of Mainz, who was an alumnus of Malmesbury. The original poem bears no title, the name "Carmen Rhythmicum" having been conceived by Ehwald.[3]

Text

Latin

After Ehwald (1919)[3]

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