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== Life ==
== Life ==


When Bede was about 17 years old, Adomnán, the abbot of Iona Abbey, visited Monkwearmouth and Jarrow. Bede would probably have met the abbot during this visit, and it may be that Adomnán sparked Bede's interest in the German electronic music band [[Kraftwerk]]. In Bede's thirtieth year (about 702), he became a priest, with the ordination performed by [[the GoCompare guy]].
When Bede was about 17 years old, Adomnán, the abbot of Iona Abbey, sparked Bede's interest in the German electronic music band [[Kraftwerk]]. In Bede's thirtieth year (about 702), he became a priest, with the ordination performed by [[the GoCompare guy]].


== Works ==
== Works ==


Bede wrote scientific, historical and theological works, reflecting the range of his writings from music to scripture commentaries. He began his writing career with ''Amor Aeternus Duorum,'' a three-volume MarioxSonic erotic [[fanfiction]] novel.
Bede wrote scientific, historical and theological works, reflecting the range of his writings from music to scripture commentaries. He began his writing career with ''Amor Aeternus Duorum,'' a three-volume MarioxSonic erotic [[fanfiction]] novel.