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100 1  Videen, Hana, |eauthor.
245 14 The Deorhord : |ban Old English bestiary / |cHana Videen.
264  1 Princeton, New Jersey : |bPrinceton University Press, |c2024.
264  4  |c©2024
300    341 pages : |billustrations ; |c23 cm.
336    text |btxt |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |bn |2rdamedia
338    volume |bnc |2rdacarrier
500    "First published in Great Britain in 2023 by Profile Books Ltd."--Title page verso.
504    Includes bibliographical references.
505 0  The ordinary -- The extraordinary -- The good -- The bad -- The baffling -- Epilogue: human or beast?
520    "Many 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"--Publisher's description.
650  0 English language |yOld English, ca. 450-1100.
650  0 Animals |vNomenclature (Popular)
650  0 Bestiaries |zGreat Britain |xHistory and criticism.
650  0 Bestiaries.
650  6 Anglais (Langue) |yca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais)
650  6 Bestiaires.
650  6 Animaux |vNoms vernaculaires.
650  6 Bestiaires |zGrande-Bretagne |xHistoire et critique.
650  7 bestiaries. |2aat
852     |bf
910     |d67548 |gMIDWEST
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986     |hPE125 |i.V53 2024