Close, both in the alphabet and chronologically. Not Beowolf, but the Venerable Bede
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Ah, thanks for this Jon.
So fascinated was I by this reference that I stayed up well past my puritan-esque bed time to search Beowulf for this passage.
After a while, I became less than coherent...
My wife: What the hell are you doing knucklehead?
Me: I'm looking for a bird flying around a banquet hall.
My wife: (kissing me on the cheek before making her way back to bed) Ummm, you're crazy yes?
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And so I thought I was until you filled in the gap.
DRM
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