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Falconry: The Sport of Kings
by Mary Franz

The importance of falcons in medieval society originally stemmed from their utility as food gatherers. Prior to the invention of the shotgun, there were few resources for capturing and killing wild game. So harnessing the predatory skill of birds of prey provided a perfect medium for "bringing home the bacon." Thus, falconry--the sport of hungting with trained birds--was born.

 

Dyed in the Wool: The Fleece Business in Early Modern Europe
by K. Filan

In medieval and renaissance Europe, fortunes were made and lost, towns were built, battles were fought and the very landscape itself was altered irrevocably by the humble sheep and Europe's ever-growing demand for wool.

 

The Imaginative Animals of the Medieval Bestiary
by Jill Carter

Quite simply, bestiaries refer to books that were produced during the Middle Ages that descsribed animals, both real and fictitious, accompanied by imaginative illustrations. Although bestiaries dealt with the natural world, they were never meant to be scientific texts. In fact, whether the animals were real or imaginary mattered little; rather, the characteristics attributed to each animal made them suitable metaphors for Christian virtues or vices.

Arresting Sights at the Connecticut Renaissance Faire
by Eric Tetreault

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