{"product_id":"the-deorhord-an-old-english-bestiary","title":"The Deorhord","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn entertaining tour of Old English words for animals, from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWordhord: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Life in Old English\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany of the animals we encounter in everyday life, from pets and farm animals to the wild creatures of field and forest, have remained the same since medieval times. But the words used to name and describe them have often changed beyond recognition, starting with the Old English word for \"animal\" itself, \u003ci\u003edeor\u003c\/i\u003e (pronounced DAY-or). In \u003ci\u003eThe Deorhord\u003c\/i\u003e, Hana Videen presents a glittering Old English bestiary of animals real and imaginary, big and small, ordinary and extraordinary--the good, the bad, and the downright baffling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003egange-wæfran \u003c\/i\u003eor walker-weavers (spiders) and \u003ci\u003ehasu-padan\u003c\/i\u003e or grey-cloaked ones (eagles) to \u003ci\u003eheafdu swelce mona\u003c\/i\u003e or moon-heads (historians still don't know!), \u003ci\u003eThe Deorhord\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a world both familiar and strange: where ants could be monsters and panthers could be your friends, where dog-headed men were as real as elephants, and where whales were as sneaky as wolves. The curious stories behind these words provide vivid insights into the language, literature, and lives of those who spoke Old English--the language of \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e--more than a thousand years ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA delightful journey through the weird and wonderful world of Old English, \u003ci\u003eThe Deorhord \u003c\/i\u003eis a magical menagerie of new creatures and new words for the modern \u003ci\u003eenglisc\u003c\/i\u003e reader to discover.","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661166674210,"sku":"9780691260006","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/8637\/3154\/files\/imageloader_34dec06d-f4a8-4d7b-b987-274a871de964.jpg?v=1779450961","url":"https:\/\/godmothers.com\/products\/the-deorhord-an-old-english-bestiary","provider":"Godmothers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}