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"eotenas ylfe orcneas" line 112 from Beowulf naming ogres, elves, and devil-corpses, inspiring Tolkien to create a variety of races including elves and orcs; he also names "ettens" and "ents". |
| Date | circa 700 - 1000 AD |
| Source | https://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/dl%20medieval/collection%20items/beowulf-cotton_ms_vitellius_a_xv_f134r.jpg. See https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=cotton_ms_vitellius_a_xv_f134r for the digitized manuscript. |
| Author | The anonymous Old English Beowulf poet |
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