Basilisks and Beowulf: Monsters in the Anglo-Saxon World by Tim Flight

Basilisks and Beowulf: Monsters in the Anglo-Saxon World

Tim Flight

264 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative medium-paced
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An eye-opening, engrossing look at the central role of monsters in the Anglo-Saxon worldview—now in paperback. This book addresses a simple question: why were the Anglo-Saxons obsessed with monsters, many of which did not exist? Drawing on literat...

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