Experts slash myth Beowulf was written by more than one person, saying it is the work of a sole poet

Old English epic poem Beowulf is the work of a single author, say researchers. Scientists used computers to analyse the text and noticed grammatical and stylistic similarities throughout – suggesting it was the work of one person. This included consistent use of punctuation, similar vocabulary and the creation of unusual words made by joining two mundane words together. The poem is one of the most famous Old English tales. It tells of a man rescuing the Danes from a fearsome monster and its mother before later being killed by a dragon.