Tyler, TRJ (2014) Donestre. In: Weinstock, JA, (ed.) Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters. Ashgate , 170 - 172. ISBN 978-1-4094-2562-5
Abstract
The Donestre were one of the many exotic races described in the medieval Liber Monstrorum and Wonders of the East. These fearsome creatures of mixed nature were depicted with a human body but the head of some unspecified animal, perhaps a dog or lion. They were said to live on an island in the Red Sea, and to be able to speak the languages of all nations. Should a foreign traveller chance upon a Donestre, the monster would speak to them in their own language, naming their kinsmen and acqaintances and thereby gaining their trust. Having tricked the unwary individual, the Donestre would capture his victim and eat them raw, after which he would take up the remaining head and weep over it.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2014, Ashgate Publishing Ltd. This is an author produced version of a chapter published in paper published in the Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Details of the definitive version are available at https://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9781409425625. |
Keywords: | Book of Monsters; Donestre; Liber Monstrorum; Marvels of the East; medieval; Middle Ages; monster; monstrous races; Wonders of the East |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 12 Oct 2015 09:17 |
Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2018 20:37 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Ashgate |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:90366 |