The introduction (written by Rowling) to the publications released in December 2008 mentions that the fictional character Beedle the Bard was born in Yorkshire, lived in the 15th century, and had "an exceptionally luxuriant beard".
Uvod (kojeg je napisala Rowling) u tiskano izdanje objavljeno u prosincu 2008. spominje da je izmišljeni lik Bard Beedle rođen u Yorkshireu, da je živio u 15. stoljeću i da je imao "iznimno raskošnu bradu".