{"product_id":"hana-videen-the-deorhord-an-old-english-bestiary-2023-hardback","title":"Hana Videen: The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary [2023] hardback","description":"'A dream! I learnt something new and fascinating on every page' - Lucy Mangan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Invaluable - and hugely entertaining ... It is an absolute romp and a must-have for history and fantasy enthusiasts alike' - Eleanor Janega\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Endlessly fascinating' - the Spectator\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOld 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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.","brand":"Videen, Hana","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50979786785107,"sku":"9781800815797","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/videen-hana-hana-videen-the-deorhord-an-old-english-bestiary-2023-hardback-9781800815797-1166871713.jpg?v=1747250125","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/hana-videen-the-deorhord-an-old-english-bestiary-2023-hardback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}