Cynewulf (, ; also spelled Cynwulf or Kynewulf)Herbert Thurston (1908). "Cynewulf". In Catholic Encyclopedia. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company. is one of twelve Old English poets known by name, and one of four whose work is known to survive today.The twelve named Anglo-Saxon poets are Æduwen, Aldhelm, Alfred the Great, Anlaf, Baldulf, Bede, Cædmon, Cnut, Cynewulf, Dunstan, Hereward and Wulfstan. He presumably flourished in the 9th century, with possible dates extending into the late 8th and early 10th centuries.
