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The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary (inbunden, eng)
''A dream! I learnt something new and fascinating on every page'' - Lucy Mangan''Invaluable - and hugely entertaining ... It is an absolute...
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''A dream! I learnt something new and fascinating on every page'' - Lucy Mangan''Invaluable - and hugely entertaining ... It is an absolute romp and a must-have for history and fantasy enthusiasts alike'' - Eleanor Janega''Endlessly fascinating'' - the SpectatorMany of the animals we encounter in everyday life, from the creatures in our fields to those in our fantasies, have remained the same since medieval times - but the words we use, and the ways we describe them, have often changed beyond recognition...Old English was spoken over a thousand years ago, when every animal was a deor.
In this glittering Old English bestiary we find deors big and small, the ordinary and the extraordinary, the good, the bad and the downright baffling. From walker-weavers (spiders) and grey-cloaked ones (eagles) to moon-heads and teeth-tyrants (historians still don''t know!), we discover a world both familiar and strange: where ants could be monsters and panthers could be your friend, where dog-headed men were as real as elephants and where whales were as sneaky as wolves.From the author of The Wordhord comes another delightful dive into the realm of Old English - words and creatures that will change the way you see the world.
In this glittering Old English bestiary we find deors big and small, the ordinary and the extraordinary, the good, the bad and the downright baffling. From walker-weavers (spiders) and grey-cloaked ones (eagles) to moon-heads and teeth-tyrants (historians still don''t know!), we discover a world both familiar and strange: where ants could be monsters and panthers could be your friend, where dog-headed men were as real as elephants and where whales were as sneaky as wolves.From the author of The Wordhord comes another delightful dive into the realm of Old English - words and creatures that will change the way you see the world.
Format | Inbunden |
Omfång | 352 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Profile Books Ltd |
Utgivningsdatum | 2023-11-02 |
ISBN | 9781800815797 |
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- Inbunden, 352, Engelska, Profile Books Ltd, 2023-11-02, 9781800815797
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- Format Inbunden
- Antal sidor 352
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Profile Books Ltd
- Utgivningsdatum 2023-11-02
- ISBN 9781800815797