What is problematic about calling Beowulf part of Old English literature ?

Medieval Literature and Culture 31/05/2020

A. There is no firm concept of when English literature began.
B. The epic poem is written in a language that is unrecognizable to many English speakers.
C. Danish and German scholars first claimed the poem.
D. There are no English characters in the poem.

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