• the word "pitcher" originates from the 13th century Middle English word picher, which means earthen jug?
• The Digby Conversion of Saint Paul, a Middle English miracle play of the late 15th century, tells the story of the conversion of Paul the Apostle?

Facts on topics related to Middle English

Old English

• the first fire-breathing dragon in English literature occurs in the Old English epic poem Beowulf?

Old Norse

• Bolli Bollasson, a character in the Medieval Icelandic Laxdœla saga, is credited as the first West Norse member of the Varangian Guard (pictured)?
• the Old Icelandic Homily Book is a collection of Norse sermons dating from the 13th century?