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Hunting dogs
For centuries dogs were used for
hunting wild animals all over the world. In medieval times,
hunting from horseback with dogs became an important part
of life for the kings and feudal lords of Europe. Hunting was
considered necessary as training for tournaments of chivalry
HUNTING IN INDIA and for warfare. The laws of hunting, or venery as it was called
The Mogul emperors of India had just as many
rituals of hunting as the feudal lords of medieval then, were very complicated; certain animals were preserved
Europe. Akbar (1542–1605)
is shown here hunting for only the nobility to hunt. Important “beasts of venery”
black buck, or Indian were the red deer stag (male) and hind (female), the
antelope, with
Saluki-type hounds. hare, wild boar, and wolf. The fallow deer, roe deer,
fox, and wildcat were considered of secondary value
and were called “beasts of the chase.” Special breeds
MEDIEVAL of scent and sight hounds (pp. 14–17) were used at
HUNTING DOGS
Medieval hunters different times during these hunts and were kept
usually had a pack
of at least 12 in royal kennels. The most valuable dogs were
running hounds those trained to hunt large game.
and a well-trained The Savernake Horn
scent hound, or was made of ivory
lyam-hound, whose in 12th-century
task was to frighten COME BLOW THE HORN England.
the game out of its Blowing the horn with a series of long and Hunting
hiding place. In this short notes was a very important part of the scenes
detail of a picture in rituals of medieval hunting. engraved in
Benninck’s Book of silver were
Hours, the game is a added in the
wild boar. 14th century
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