Richard;
Beowulf is actually from Scandinavian mythology but is the oldest surviving
epic in English Literature. My first experience with it was in an English
Lit class in college and as I recall the timeframe (of Beowulf, NOT my
college days OK!) was in the 6th century AD.
The reason I have not name my beloved Spitfire until now was because I
didn't know I was supposed to. :-)
This is not the first time I used the name Grendel. I had a really great
cat that I named Grendel who lived to be 21 human years old. I therefore
reasoned that if I name my Spitfire the same It should last me at least
another 21 years. Besides I thinks the name sounds neat and was/is fitting
to both the cat and the car.
BTW How many people on the list are familiar with the Allard? No not
Mallard, that's a duck, the Allard is a car. There was a cute story about
one named "Grendel" in Automobile Quarterly about 25-30 years ago. That
Grendel also seemed to have a "personality" very similar to both my cat and
my car.
Oh yeah, Grendel turned 21 on June 21st. Now that she is of legal drinking
age I have to be careful that she doesn't become a "gasoholic". :-)
Reid & Grendel
'79 Spitfire (original owner)
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard B Gosling [mailto:Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 5:26 AM
To: reid.w.simmons; spitfires
Subject: Re: First extended ride (longish)
Reid,
I might be wrong, but I believe that Beowulf was originally a Norse tale
(i.e.
it came from from Norway), not English, although it has been known in
England
for many centuries. Still, Grendel is a great name - how come she never
got a
name in the last 21 years?
Glad to hear she's back on the road!!
Richard Gosling and Daffy (trembling at the prospect of the approaching MOT
-
annual roadworthiness test in the UK)
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