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English was the first European language after the [[Classical]] period to develop its own [[native]] [[literature]]. The most famous literary work in Old English is the epic poem ''[[Beowulf]]''.

English was the first European language after the [[Classical]] period to develop its own [[native]] [[literature]]. The most famous literary work in Old English is the epic poem ''[[Beowulf]]''.

Old English is drastically different from Modern English and requires special training to be read today, as demonstrated by the following sample, the [[Lord's Prayer]] (11th century)<ref>[http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/history/paternoster.html Corpus Christi College MS 140, ed. Liuzza (1994)]</ref>:

Old English is drastically different from Modern English and requires special training to be read today, as demonstrated by the following sample, the [[Lord's Prayer]] (11th century):<ref>[http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/history/paternoster.html Corpus Christi College MS 140, ed. Liuzza (1994)]</ref>

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