Bede The Venerable
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was a very important figure in history. He made
many significant contributions to the English language.
Bede was born in Northumbria England in 673. When he was a young
boy at age 7 his relatives sent him to the new monastery at Wearmouth-
Jarrow. Bede was a very bright student. The canon law had ....
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.... and grammatical works, however he is best known as a
historian. His works were on almost every major subject then known, and
made him one of the most learned and prolific authors that England has ever
had(Brown, 1). Much of Bede's work was done in Latin, but he is the first
known writer of English prose. All of his work in the English vernacular
has since been lost, but he is still considered the "Father of English
Writing" and also "The Father of English History."
Bede's ultimate piec ....
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