Medieval Bestiary : Animals in the Middle Ages
WEBOct 1, 2024 · An online repository of information on the Medieval Book of Beasts - the Bestiary - its history, meaning and sources; and on animals in the Middle Ages in general.
Otter mythology and folklore - Trees for Life
WEBSleek, lithe and playful, at home on land and in the water, the otter is a well-loved member of the Caledonian Forest. A Scottish name for the otter is the ‘dratsie’, and in Scottish tradition there are tales of ‘Otter Kings’ who were accompanied by seven black otters.
Eurasian otter - Wikipedia
WEBThe Eurasian otter is the most widely distributed otter species, its range including parts of Asia and northern Africa, as well as being spread across Europe, south to Palestine.
Devonshire Hunting Tapestries - Wikipedia
WEBThe Devonshire Hunting Tapestries are a group of four medieval tapestries, probably woven in Arras, Artois, France, between about 1430 and 1450. [1] The tapestries are known as Boar and Bear Hunt, Falconry, Swan and Otter Hunt, and Deer Hunt.
The History of Otter Hunting: From Ancient Times to Modern …
WEBJan 31, 2024 · Medieval otter hunting involved a variety of methods and specialized equipment. The primary tool used in otter hunting was the otterhound, a breed of dog specifically trained for tracking, chasing, and capturing otters.
Medieval Bestiary : Beasts : Otter
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · Thomas of Cantimpré [circa 1200-1272 CE] (Liber de natura rerum, Quadrupeds 4.66): The otter [luther], as he says [i.e. Liber rerum] is a cunning and mischievous animal living around ponds and rivers. It is about the size of a walleye [fish], and the shape is almost similar.
Happy world otter day! Here is a depiction of an otter taken ... - Reddit
WEBMay 27, 2020 · I mean, in XVIIIth century you have to look at how they were depicting creatures of the sea to understand how little they knew about this world. Somehow the representation of otters was more accurate in medieval times.
Medieval Bestiary : Beasts : Otter
WEBThe otter is found in some medieval encyclopedias. it is a clever and mischievous animal that has its den near rivers and ponds. It lives on fish and hunts them in the water. It sometimes enters a fish trap in search of fish, and being unable to escape, suffocates.
‘An incredibly vile sport’: Campaigns against Otter Hunting in …
WEBAlthough celebrated by reviewers in the Illustrated London News and Athenaeum, the subsequent engraving failed to sell well and John Ruskin argued in 1846 that Landseer ‘before he gives us any more writhing otters, or yelping packs’ should consider whether such a scene was ‘worthy of contemplation’. 2. Figure 1.
Mongoose Figure | Late Period or Ptolemaic Period | The …
WEBLate Period or Ptolemaic Period. 664–30 B.C. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 134. During the Late Period and Ptolemaic times mongooses were represented in bronze statuettes such as this one, standing, forepaws raised, atop small bronze boxes.