They are unsure of who wrote the manuscript of Beowulf but they believe he was a member of the Anglo-Saxon tribe who was living in England most likely during the 8th century.
The sole manuscript of "Beowulf" dates to around the year 1000. Handwriting style reveals that it was inscribed by two different people. Whether either scribe embellished or altered the original story is unknown. The earliest known owner of the manuscript was 16th-century scholar Lawrence Nowell.
