Did a medieval flying monk spot Halley’s comet, twice? It’s complicated

University of Leicester historian thinks Eilmer of Malmesbury saw two different comets: in 1018 and 1066

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[Drishmung]

There was an old man a young monk who averred
He had learned how to fly like a bird.
Cheered by thousands of people
He leapt from the steeple.
This tomb states the date it occurred.