The Man Who Spoke Snakish

Description:

Set in a fantastical version of medieval Europe, this book follows a young boy, Leemer, who lives with his hunter-gatherer family in the forest and is the last speaker of the ancient tongue of Snakish, a language that allows its speakers to command all animals.

subjects: Fantasy,  Traditions,  Extinct languages,  Fiction,  Fiction, fantasy, general,  Europe, fiction,  Fiction, general,  Medieval Fiction

People: Leemer,  Ints,  Uncle Vootele,  Magdaleena,  Frog of the North

Places: the forest,  the village