Caedmon

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

Caedmon [Caedmon] BrE NAmE
(7th century) the first English poet. According to ↑Bede, he worked for a ↑monastery, looking after the cows. One day he woke up after having a dream and was able to write religious poetry in English. Only a small part of his work survives.