Christianity, Literacy and Old English By Belén Portillo Period: 450 to 480 First known written English "The she-wolf is a reward to my kinsman" 597 St. Augustine brought Christianity to the pagan Anglosaxons 601 Agustine Archbishop of Canterbury Several great monasteries and centers of Learning particulary in Northumbria 680 Oldest surviving text of Old English Coedmon's Hymn
