“I'm an archaeologist,' said Hildy. 'I dig up the past.'
The King raised an eyebrow. 'You mean you refresh old quarrels and keep alive old grievances? Surely not.”

—  Tom Holt, book Who's Afraid of Beowulf?

Who's Afraid of Beowulf? (1988)

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