{"product_id":"9781800815797","title":"The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Videen, Hana \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAnglo-Saxon\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 November 2023 by Profile Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 352 pages, B\u0026amp;W integrated throughout\u003cbr\u003e140 x 208 x 34 | 400g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A dream! I learnt something new and fascinating on every page' Lucy Mangan'If you love words, the weird and the wild, I guarantee you'll crouch over this book like a dragon over gold' Meg Clothier '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...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45796658774256,"sku":"9781800815797","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781800815797.jpg?v=1713552264","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.pro\/products\/9781800815797","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}