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Wonders of the East
The Wonders of the East or ''The Marvels of the East'' is an Old English prose piece, written around AD 1000. It describes a variety of odd, magical and barbaric creatures that inhabit Eastern regions, such as Babylon, Persia, Egypt, and India. ''The Wonders'' can be found in three extant manuscripts from the 11th and 12th centuries.
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Amongst the wonders described are huge dragons who prevent travel, phoenixes born from ashes, and hens in Lentibelsinea who burn peoples’ bodies when they are touched. ''The Wonders of the East'' also tells of incredible scenarios, like how to steal gold from giant ants. Fantastical and barbaric people are also mentioned, for example, the ''Donestre'' race of cannibals, the ''Homodubii'' half human and half donkey creatures, and the ''panotti'', with their fan-like ears, which they sleep on and with which they cover themselves. ''The Wonders of the East'' is an Anglo-Saxon contribution to the ''mirabilia'' genre, "literature in which a traveler in foreign lands describes exotic sights in a letter home.” 〔Jones 494〕 In addition, ''The Wonders of the East'' demonstrates the “mutual mistrust” between men and monsters because the creatures either flee from humans, harm those that come near them, or eat people.〔Orchard, ''Pride and Prodigies'' 27〕
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