Beowulf is one of the most important texts in Old English and is believed to date from somewhere between 975 and 1025 - the time of Alfred, Athelstan and the Anglo-Saxons. The author is unknown.

The animal motifs on the helmet, as well as other artifacts found at Sutton Hoo, have led archaeologists to link the burial with the epic poem "Beowulf," an Old English tale that connects East ...