æz ɐ kˈɑːnsɪkwəns, hiː klˈeɪmd, ɪɾ ɪz pˈɑːsᵻbəl ðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːk ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ, bˈeɪəwˌʊlf, bᵻlˈiːvd tə hɐvbɪn kəmpˈoʊzd baɪ dʒˈiːts, wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪn jˈɔːɹkʃɚ.
As a consequence, he claimed, it is possible the first work of English literature, Beowulf, believed to have been composed by Geats, was written in Yorkshire.