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The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English
by Hana Videen
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
Well, that was delightful. I had studied Old English long ago in grad school, and this was a reminder of its charms and its connections to modern English. There were words I hadn't come across--including quite a few "hapaxes," or words that appear only once in all of the relatively little Old English surviving in manuscripts--or words for which I didn't know the full context. The author provides lots of interesting Anglo-Saxon cultural history, too. A fun way to dip back into my favorite historical era. Perfectly readable for the general public, no prerequisites!