Weird Medieval Guys

Name: Weird Medieval Guys
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781529908305
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How to Live, Laugh, Love (and Die) in Dark Times

By Olivia Swarthout

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Weird Medieval Guys by Olivia Swarthout is a hilarious guide to life in the Middle Ages, explored through quirky medieval art. This choose-your-own-adventure style book combines quizzes, how-to guides, diagrams and flow charts to take you on a journey from birth to a typically gruesome end, revealing your patron saint, love life fate and daily challenges. It also shares survival tips from medieval times, including dealing with wolf attacks and decoding mysterious bird visits, all illustrated with bizarre and authentic medieval drawings of creatures both real and imagined.
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Ideal for readers who enjoy humour, history and quirky art, especially those fascinated by medieval culture and curious to explore it through unconventional and funny perspectives. Perfect as a gift book or for anyone looking to laugh while learning about the oddities of the Middle Ages.

"From the hit account @WeirdMedieval over 600,000 followers"--Cover

Description

Explore the medieval world through its art with this hilarious guide to the medieval world that will have you laughing out loud.

Live, laugh, love and die in the Middle Ages with Weird Medieval Guys!

Explore what your medieval life would have been through a choose-your-own-adventure full of quizzes, how-to guides, diagrams, and flow charts that take you from your birth to your gruesome end. Discover your patron saint, the fate of your love life, and the trials and tribulations you faced along the way.

Then, discover everything you need to know to survive the natural world, from stripping naked to survive a wolf attack, decoding the significance of birds visiting your sickbed, and brewing love potions. All this while learning about warring rabbits, deadly dragons, and saintly hounds - all illustrated with the very best ancient drawings of beasts, birds, fishes, and serpents from all four corners of God's creation, drawn by people who definitely saw these creatures with their very own eyes and lived to tell the tale.

Chock full of hilarious, mad, and bad advice for surviving and thriving on the mortal plane, this complete guide to life in the dark ages is guaranteed to make you laugh.

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A gently fascinating insight into medieval marginalia, described by Phil Harrison in The Guardian. Readers love how Olivia Swarthout brings obscure medieval art to life, with illuminating advice that brightens even the darkest times, as noted by Blackwells. The book has been praised for its brilliant humour, celebrating the weirdness of the past in a gleeful and entertaining way by Simple Things. It is regarded as the best gift book full of curious, perplexing medieval illustrations.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529908305

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 November 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Square Peg

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 147.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 505g

Pages: 208

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Arts & Culture Education & Reference European History Fiction History & Archaeology History & Military Humour Olivia Swarthout Penguin Books Science & Nature

About the Author

One of the internet's foremost culture vultures, Olivia Swarthout prowls the web for little-seen snippets of medieval art and life to share with the world via the Weird Medieval Guys Twitter and instagram accounts. Described by her mother as having 'a knack for curation' uses her platform to shine a light on the so-called 'Dark Ages' and bring people closer to the distant past. Born in the Rocky Mountains of Montana, USA, Olivia's enduring love of cowboy boots and the great outdoors has survived many years of living in Berlin, Glasgow, and London, where she currently resides and works.