- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:56, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
- ... that before his major work on Beowulf, Colin Robert Chase almost had a career in acting? Source: Rigg & Szarmach 1985: "Theater also held a great interest for Chase. His acting ability (which almost led to a stage career) was evident in many amateur roles on campus."
- ALT1:... that Colin Robert Chase's major work on the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf was called "one of the most important inconclusions in the study of Old English"? Source: Frank 2007, p. 847: "An anonymous reviewer of the manuscript called it 'one of the most important inconclusions in the study of Old English.'"
5x expanded by Usernameunique (talk). Self-nominated at 04:09, 8 March 2018 (UTC).
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Hook eligibility:
- Cited:
- AGF (for second hook only-- first one is approved)
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ALT is the more interesting hook IMO (an amazing quote), but I have to AGF on the source. Both are approved, really interesting read!
Nomader (
talk) 07:54, 10 March 2018 (UTC)
ALT is the more interesting hook IMO (an amazing quote), but I have to AGF on the source. Both are approved, really interesting read! Nomader (talk) 07:54, 10 March 2018 (UTC)