单项选择题

All of the following statements about Beowulf are true EXCEPT

[A] Beowulf is the oldest poem in the English language.
[B] Beowulf is the most important specimen of Anglo-Saxon literature.
[C] the main stories of Beowulf are based on the folk legends of the primitive northern people.
[D] Beowulf presents us an all-round picture of the slavery society.