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[โ€“] stenAanden@feddit.dk 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What is the name of the chronicler and the specific text?

[โ€“] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 11 points 21 hours ago

Attributed to John of Wallingford (wiki link). There may not be a lot of truth in it.