The Deorhord

Endlessly fascinating * Spectator * A dream! I learnt something new and fascinating on every page -- Lucy Mangan Wonderful -- Victoria Finlay, author * Colour * If you love words, the weird and the wild, I guarantee you'll crouch over this book like a dragon over gold -- Meg Clothier A treasure trove. -- Caspar Henderson, author * The Book of Barely Imagined Beings * Will set hearts fizzing with joy. -- John Wright, author * The Forager's Calendar * A beautifully written reminder of the magical and the mystical -- Rebecca Lee, author * How Words Get Good * A treasure trove that the lexicographer Susie Dent might be tempted to plunder * Country Life * A wonderful way into Old English, opening windows on a lost world that shaped ours and still lives within it. -- Ronald Wright, author * A Short History of Progress * Praise for The Wordhord : A marvelous book -- Neil Gaiman Wonderful -- Tom Holland A lovely, lovely read -- Lucy Mangan Splendid -- David Crystal Eminently giftable -- James Marriott * The Times * Entertaining and absolutely fascinating -- Paul Anthony Jones Delightful ... a classy gift to the commonly word-drunk -- Steven Poole * Guardian * A passionate medievalist and a relaxed, lucid writer; the pleasure she takes in her subject is infectious -- Henry Hitchings * Wall Street Journal * A treasure trove ... and beautifully designed -- Marshall Julius A lively linguistic history * BBC History Magazine *