A baggepipe wel koude he blowe and sowne, / And therwithal he broghte us out of towne.
Canterbury Tales
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, the image of the Miller loudly leading the pilgrims out of town with his bagpipe is a distinctly 'bizarre' and memorable detail.
c. 1387-1400
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