1065

—Have ye no life shepherd says the gridchecker No life apart from comin here atall hours of the day an night

—Here’s the thing says the shepherd I been wondrin if the Frenchman I saw down at the pub again this morn ain’t alone

—What for do ye ask me a thing like that an what does it have to do with these here Anglo-Saxon words all set out nice and fine on my grid

—Right well says the shepherd What year is it

—1065

—Hum Okay it’s mayhap none o my business

—Why what did ye hear

—Oh the Frenchman was buyin me ales and askin me all about the best harbors around these parts fer warships and best olde Roman roads fer horses an wagons an spearmen an all tha’

—Why spearmen I wonder

—Dunno I thought it may be they want to do a Roman re-enactment

—How many ye think might be comin

—Oh he sayed a coupla hundred thousand

—That’s a fine lot

—’Tis

—Good for tourism

—Aye

—Huh

—Well back to th’ sheep

—Did ye hear how long they might be stayin over

—He sayed naught about that

—Right well ye did well shepherd says the gridchecker We need a bit a economic growth here an a boom like that bodes well fer Angland an its fine Olde English tongue

—Oh an he wants to see your grid too

—I’ll be glad to shew him my life’s work

—An a map o the country with all the villages an roads an such

—It shall be a pride and privilege