# onthisday oldenglish otd

in 1226, St. Francis of Assisi passed away. Did you know that just years after his death, Henry of Avranches composed a verse poem of Francis’s life?

Check it out in SAINTS’ LIVES VOL. 1, from : https://t.co/0nd2OQzcb2

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2021-10-04

The manuscript of the epic Beowulf includes 4 other texts, including a fanciful account of Alexander the Great (thought to be born in India.

Read the manuscript texts & the epic in THE BEOWULF MANUSCRIPT from via : https://t.co/bC2qHdZznf

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2021-07-21