{"product_id":"deorhord-an-old-english-bestiary","title":"Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary","description":"'A dream! I learnt something new and fascinating on every page' - Lucy Mangan\n\n'Invaluable - and hugely entertaining ... It is an absolute romp and a must-have for history and fantasy enthusiasts alike' - Eleanor Janega\n\n'Endlessly fascinating' - the Spectator\n\nMany 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...\n\nOld 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.\n\nFrom 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":"Profile Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54220849086808,"sku":"9781800815797","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781800815797.jpg?v=1744260346","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/deorhord-an-old-english-bestiary","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}