Bodleian MS Junius 11 (also known as ‘The CaedmonCaedmon First recorded Anglo-Saxon composer of religious poetry in English. Manuscript’). One of four manuscripts containing almost the entire corpus of Old EnglishOld English The language and vernacular (English) literature of the Anglo-Saxons in England between the fifth and eleventh centuries. poetry; the other three are known as the BeowulfBeowulf An Old English poem preserved in a single manuscript, Beowulf is the heroic tale of a warrior who battles against monsters. Manuscript, the Exeter Book and the Vercelli Manuscript. When the Junius ManuscriptJunius Manuscript Bodleian MS Junius 11 (also known as 'The Caedmon Manuscript'). One of four manuscripts containing almost the entire corpus of Old English poetry; the other three are known as the Beowulf Manuscript, the Exeter Book and the Vercelli Manuscript. When the Junius Manuscript was first discovered in the early 17th century, it was believed to contain the long lost biblical poems of the Anglo-Saxon poet Caedmon. It is generally dated to the mid 10th century and is believed to have been produced at Canterbury. was first discovered in the early 17th century, it was believed to contain the long lost biblical poems of the Anglo-Saxon poet Caedmon. It is generally dated to the mid 10th century and is believed to have been produced at CanterburyCanterbury City in the south east of England; the seat of England's senior archbishop, who is also bishop of the diocese of Canterbury. It was here that St Augustine of Canterbury (d.609), who had been sent by Pope Gregory the Great to convert the English in 597, established his ecclesiastical headquarters. In the Anglo-Saxon period Canterbury's monasteries were places of learning and artistry. After the Norman Conquest the cathedral was magnificently rebuilt by Archbishop Lanfranc and embellished by Archbishop Anselm. The martyrdom of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170 added to the cathedral's prominence as a place of pilgrimage and the east end of the church was dramatically remodelled in the Gothic style..