Researchers stunned by a forgotten medieval book in Rome hiding the oldest English poem ^37.2%

AP News - By ANDREA ROSA - 5/17/2026, 5:29 AM

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ROME (AP) — The researchers in Ireland looked at their computer screen, marveling at a medieval book tracked down in a Roman library. They flipped through its digitized pages and found their sought-after treasure: the oldest surviving English poem. “We were extremely surprised. We were speechless. We couldn’t believe our eyes when we... more