02232cam a2200313 i 4500 771872950 TxAuBib 20220805120000.0 210221s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021003899 9781982164119 HRD 19.99 1982164115 HRD 19.99 LBSOR/DLC eng rda DLC IMmBT NjBwBT TxAuBib rda Stevenson, Caitlin, author. How to slay a dragon. How to slay a dragon [Book] : a fantasy hero's guide to the real Middle Ages / Cait Stevenson. First Tiller Press hardcover edition. New York : Tiller Press, 2021. xxii, 194 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-194). Preparing for your quest -- At the inn -- On the road -- Hazards along the way -- Winning the war -- Reaping your reward. What should you ask a magic mirror? How do you outwit a genie? Where should you dig for buried treasure? Fantasy media’s favorite clichés get new life from How to Slay a Dragon: A Fantasy Hero’s Guide to the Real Middle Ages, a historically accurate romp through the medieval world. Each entry presents a trope from video games, books, movies, or TV—such as saving the princess or training a wizard—as a problem for you to solve, as if you were the hero of your own fantasy quest. Through facts sourced from a rich foundation of medieval sources, you will learn how your magical problems were solved by people in the actual Middle Ages. ivided into thematic subsections based on typical stages in a fantastical epic, and inclusive of race, gender, and continent, How to Slay a Dragon is perfect if you’re curious to learn more about the time period that inspired some of your favorite magical worlds or longing to know what it would be like to be the hero of your own mythical adventure. 20220805. Civilization, Medieval. Middle Ages. Quests (Expeditions.)