Beowulf began as a tale that was spoken some time during the 8th century it was not written down until 12th century ?
true or false?

- True.

Explanation:

The statement that says "Beowulf began as a tale that was spoken some time during the 8th century. It was not written down untill 12th century" is true owing to the fact that Beowulf was a very famous tale that people know because it was told from one to another during the 8th century and then, someone wrote it.

False.

Explanation:

A comma splice is when two independent clauses are incorrectly joined by a comma to be made into a single sentence. This means that joining two independent clauses to make them into one sentence using a comma is known as a comma splice.

In the given sentence, there is only one independent clause and one dependent clause. The first part of the sentence begins with the subordinating conjunction "although" is the dependent clause while the second part of the sentence after the comma is the independent clause.

So, the given sentence is not a comma splice but rather a complex sentence. And the use of the comma after the dependent clause is because the dependent clause comes first before the independent clause.

Thus, the correct answer is false.