The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary
eBook - ePub

The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary

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eBook - ePub

The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary

About this book

'Invaluable - and hugely entertaining... It is an absolute romp and a must-have for history and fantasy enthusiasts alike' - Eleanor Janega 'Endlessly fascinating'- the Spectator Old English was spoken over a thousand years ago, when every animal was a deor. In this glittering collection of words and animals we find deors big and small, ordinary, extraordinary and delightfully 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, and the strangest creatures of all - us!

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Prologue: An Old English Bestiary
  6. The Ordinary
  7. The Extraordinary
  8. The Good
  9. The Bad
  10. The Baffling
  11. Epilogue: Human or Beast?
  12. Þanc-word (thank-words)
  13. Sources
  14. Old English Words
  15. Images
  16. A Note from the Author
  17. Copyright Page